Article
Human papillomavirus 16/18 infections in lung cancer patients in Mexico.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2013
Badillo-Almaraz I, Zapata-Benavides P, Saavedra-Alonso S, Zamora-Avila D, Reséndez-Pérez D, Tamez-Guerra R, Herrera-Esparza R, Rodríguez-Padilla C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an epitheliotropic, double-stranded DNA virus, and its high-risk genotypes are associated with human cancer. HPV genome has been detected in lung carcinomas in certain places around the world, including Mexico; however, the prevalence of this is unclear. In this study, we examine the frequency of high-risk HPV 16/18 in lung cancer tissues from a Mexican population....
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