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Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus by auto-nested PCR.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jan 2006
Souto Damin A P, Guedes Frazzon A P, de Carvalho Damin D, Beck Biehl H, Abruzzi de Oliveira L, Auler R, Marroni C, Alexandre C O P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in surgical specimens of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. One hundred and sixty-five paraffin-embedded specimens of esophageal carcinoma were analyzed through high-sensitivity auto-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the consensus GP5+/GP6+ primer. Twenty-six specimens of esophageal mucosa without malignant...
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