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Presence of human papillomavirus DNA in tonsillectomy specimens.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Aug 2006
Sisk Jamie, Schweinfurth John M, Wang Xiaohong T, Chong Kong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this prospective case-control study were to study the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in tonsillectomy specimens from pediatric patients without recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), and to study methods of HPV detection. METHODS: Fifty pediatric patients without known RRP undergoing tonsillectomy for hypertrophy or recurrent tonsillitis were enrolled in the study....
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