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Presence of HPV in head and neck tumours: high prevalence in tonsillar localization.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Dec 2004
Venuti A, Badaracco G, Rizzo C, Mafera B, Rahimi S, Vigili M
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) seems to be involved in head and neck carcinogenesis. To investigate this association, viral presence and expression were analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods and correlated to tumour localization, clinical-pathological aspects, and alcohol and tobacco exposure in 65 patients. HPV DNA was found in 16 cases (24.6%); the HPV types detected were: HPV16 (10 cases), HPV...
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