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Human papillomavirus in lung carcinomas among three Latin American countries.
Oncology reports - 1 Apr 2006
Castillo Andres, Aguayo Francisco, Koriyama Chihaya, Shuyama Karem, Akiba Suminori, Herrera-Goepfert Roberto, Carrascal Edwin, Klinge German, Sánchez Juvenal, Eizuru Yoshito
Abstract excerpt
The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) genome in lung carcinomas has been reported worldwide but its frequency varies from country to country. We examined HPV genome in 36 lung carcinomas, consisting of 14 squamous cell carcinomas, 13 adenocarcinomas, and 9 small cell carcinomas, collected from Colombia, Mexico and Peru. PCR analysis using GP5+/GP6+ primers, combined with Southern blot hybridization, found...
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