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Human papillomavirus and its influence on head and neck cancer predisposition.
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) - 15 Jul 2013
Nelke Kamil H, Lysenko Lidia, Leszczyszyn Jarosław, Gerber Hanna
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus often infecting humans. It is often present on skin or mucous membranes. These diverse DNA viruses are often linked to many various benign and malignant neoplastic lesions. Over 40 types of HPV are transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region which might be secondly transmitted to the oral mucous. Over 150 HPV viruses are defined according to the...
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