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High risk HPV types 18 and 16 are potent modulators of oral squamous cell carcinoma phenotypes in vitro
14 Nov 2007
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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been confirmed as the primary etiological factor that transforms cervical epithelia into cancer. The presence of HPV in oral cancers suggests that HPV may play a similar role in transforming the oral epithelia. A high degree of variability in the prevalence of HPV in oral cancers has been found, however, raising questions regarding its role in the transformation and...
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