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Papillary lesions of the oral cavity: relationship to human papillomaviruses.
Journal of the California Dental Association - 1 Dec 2000
Eversole L R
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomaviruses are a group of genetically related organisms that infect stratified squamous epithelium. Unlike many other viruses that infect oral epithelium and induce lysis of the cells they penetrate, HPVs induce proliferative changes in these cells that result in both benign and malig...
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