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Searching beyond the usual papillomavirus suspects in squamous carcinomas of the vulva, penis and head and neck.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2016
Félez-Sánchez Marta, Vergara Marleny, de Sanjosé Silvia, Castellsagué Xavier, Alemany Laia, Bravo Ignacio G
Abstract excerpt
Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) are involved in the etiology of anogenital and head and neck cancers. The HPV DNA prevalence greatly differs by anatomical site. Indeed, the high rates of viral DNA prevalence in anal and cervical carcinomas contrast with the lower fraction of cancer cases attributable to HPVs in other anatomical sites, chiefly the vulva, the penis and head and neck. Here we analyzed 2635 Formalin...
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