Article
Increased risk of skin cancer associated with the presence of epidermodysplasia verruciformis human papillomavirus types in normal skin.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 2004
Harwood C A, Surentheran T, Sasieni P, Proby C M, Bordea C, Leigh I M, Wojnarowska F, Breuer J, McGregor J M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are found in normal skin and in benign and malignant skin conditions. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) HPV types are those most plausibly linked to the development of squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. OBJECTIVES: To assess the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) associated with the presence of EV HPV in normal skin in immunocompetent (IC) individuals and renal...
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