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HPV genotype distribution in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using seven in vitro amplification assays.
Anticancer research - 1 Dec 2010
Kingma Douglas W, Allen Richard A, Moore William, Caughron Samuel K, Melby Melissa, Gillies Elizabeth M, Marlar Richard A, Dunn S Terence
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BACKGROUND: Molecular and epidemiologic evidence indicates that human papillomavirus (HPV) is involved in the etiology of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). HPV(+) tumors appear to be clinically distinct from HPV(-) tumors, conferring improved survival outcomes for patients....
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