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The prevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in oral epithelial hyperplasia: proposal of a concept.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Feb 2009
Varnai Alinda Dalma, Bollmann Magdolna, Bankfalvi Agnes, Kovacs Krisztina, Heller Hildegard, Schmitt Christoph, Volek Jan, Szendy Marianna, Bollmann Reinhard, Hildenbrand Ralf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence is accumulating for the aetiological role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the pathogenesis of potentially malignant oral mucosal lesions and squamous cell carcinomas. METHODS: Paraffin tissue sections from 49 patients with 'white patches' of the oral mucosa were investigated histologically, by broad-spectrum PCR followed by genotyping and chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH). RESULTS:...
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