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Low frequency of human papillomavirus detection in prostate tissue from individuals from Northern Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jul 2009
Silvestre Rodrigo Vellasco Duarte, Leal Mariana Ferreira, Demachki Samia, Nahum Márcia Cristina de Souza, Bernardes Julio Guilherme Balieiro, Rabenhorst Silvia Helena Barem, Smith Marília de Arruda Cardoso, Mello Wyller Alencar de, Guimarães Adriana Costa, Burbano Rommel Rodríguez
Abstract excerpt
The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) was evaluated in 65 samples of prostate tumours and six samples of prostates with benign prostatic hyperplasia from individuals from Northern Brazil. We used a highly sensitive test, the Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test, to detect 37 high and low-risk HPV types. In this study, only 3% of tumour samples showed HPV infection. Our findings support the conclusion that,...
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