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Use of a linear array for the detection of human papillomavirus genotypes in head and neck cancer.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2010
Black Candice C, Bentley Heather A, Davis Thomas H, Tsongalis Gregory J
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CONTEXT: Tumors of the head and neck commonly arise from the squamous and respiratory mucosa that lines the nasal and oral cavity, sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. The rate of oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed among Americans younger than 50 years is increasing. Infection of the oropharynx and tonsils by the human papillomavirus (HPV) has been linked to preneoplasia and cancer. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the Roche Linear...
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