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Genetic patterns in head and neck cancers that contain or lack transcriptionally active human papillomavirus.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 7 Jul 2004
Braakhuis Boudewijn J M, Snijders Peter J F, Keune Willem-Jan H, Meijer Chris J L M, Ruijter-Schippers Henrique J, Leemans C René, Brakenhoff Ruud H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transcriptionally active high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPVs), particularly HPV type 16 (HPV16), are found in a subset of head and neck squamous-cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). HPV16-associated carcinogenesis is mediated by expression of the viral E6 and E7 oncoproteins, which cause deregulation of the cell cycle by inactivating p53 and pRb, respectively. We tested the hypothesis that HPV-associated...
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