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Presence of highly oncogenic human papillomavirus in the oral mucosa of asymptomatic men.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Machado Ana Paula, Gatto de Almeida Flávia, Bonin Camila Mareti, Martins Prata Thiago Theodoro, Sobrinho Ávilla Leandro, Junqueira Padovani Cacilda Tezelli, Teixeira Ferreira Alda Maria, dos Santos Fernandes Carlos Eurico, Tozetti Inês Aparecida
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify highly oncogenic forms of human papillomavirus in the oral mucosa of asymptomatic men. METHODS: In this study, we analyzed samples of exfoliated cells from the oral cavity of 559 asymptomatic men. DNA-human papillomavirus was detected using the consensus primers PGMY09/11; viral genotyping was performed using type-specific PCR and restriction fragment length...
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