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High prevalence of human papillomavirus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a study in paired samples.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Apr 2013
Vaiphei K, Kochhar R, Bhardawaj S, Dutta U, Singh K
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the common cancers with a poor prognosis. Incidences of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection range from 0 to 67% in different parts of the world. It has been frequently associated with high-risk HPV genotypes 16 and 18. The present study analyzes the prevalence of HPV infection in ESCC tumor and adjoining mucosa. Fresh tissue samples were obtained from ESCC...
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