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Variants of EVER1 and EVER2 (TMC6 and TMC8) and human papillomavirus status in patients with mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Jun 2016
Antonsson Annika, Law Matthew H, Neale Rachel E, Coman William B, Pryor David I, Porceddu Sandro V, Whiteman David C
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PURPOSE: There is a growing association of human papillomavirus (HPV) with some cases of mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), particularly of the oropharynx. Persistent oral HPV infection is believed to increase the likelihood of malignancy, and it is possible that host genetic factors can determine susceptibility to persistent HPV infection. Polymorphisms in the two EV genes (EVER1 and...
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