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MicroRNA variants increase the risk of HPV-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx in never smokers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Song Xicheng, Sturgis Erich M, Liu Jun, Jin Lei, Wang Zhongqiu, Zhang Caiyun, Wei Qingyi, Li Guojun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both microRNAs and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection play an important role in the development and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In addition, microRNAs affect all facets of the immune/inflammation responses to infection, which may control HPV clearance. We thus hypothesized that microRNA polymorphisms modify the association between HPV16 seropositivity and OSCC risk. METHODS:...
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