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Analysis of adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum: detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA by polymerase chain reaction.
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland - 1 Sept 2005
Pérez L O, Abba M C, Laguens R M, Golijow C D
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present work was to evaluate the presence of human papillomavirus genotypes in malignant and normal mucosa of the colon and rectum in order to determine if a relationship exists between HPV infection and colon neoplasms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty normal colon tissues and 54 sporadic adenocarcinomas were screened for HPV positivity using nested-PCR. Detection of viral types 6, 11, 16,...
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