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HPV-16 Detected in One-Fourth Eyes With Retinoblastoma: A Prospective Case-control Study From North India.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jul 2016
Naru Jasmine, Aggarwal Ritu, Singh Usha, Kakkar Nandita, Bansal Deepak
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of nonfamilial retinoblastoma (RB) is believed to be higher in developing countries. The reports on association of human papillomavirus (HPV) with RB are limited and contradictory. The aim was to investigate the prevalence of HPV in RB tumor tissue. In the prospective study, consecutive eyes enucleated for RB from patients lacking a family history of RB were enrolled as cases over a 3-year period....
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