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Incidence of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 infection and p53 mutation in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma in Japan.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery - 1 Oct 2000
Shima K, Kobayashi I, Saito I, Kiyoshima T, Matsuo K, Ozeki S, Ohishi M, Sakai H
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) 16 and 18 infection, and p53 mutation in oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) in Japanese patients. Our results showed a higher incidence of HPV16 and 18 infections than previous studies because we combined the findings of a consensus polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction fragment length polymorphism by using the...
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