Article
[Causal association between human papilloma virus infection and head and neck and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma].
Magyar onkologia - 1 Jan 2002
Szentirmay Zoltán, Szántó Imre, Bálint Ildikó, Pólus Károly, Remenár Eva, Tamás László, Szentkúti Gabriella, Melegh Zsombor, Nagy Pál, Kásler Miklós
Abstract excerpt
HPVs commonly cause proliferative lesions of squamous epithelium, and infection with certain HPV types carries a high risk of malignant transformation. We used molecular techniques to detect and type HPV in papillomas and carcinomas in the oral cavity and esophagus. DNA was extracted from 150 fresh or paraffin embedded biopsy specimens, and analyzed for HPV by PCR with 15 sets of consensus primers directed to...
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