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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Torque Teno Virus in Salivary and Tumor Biopsy Samples from Head and Neck Carcinoma Patients.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2016
Hettmann Andrea, Demcsák Anett, Bach Ádám, Decsi Gábor, Dencs Ágnes, Pálinkó Dóra, Rovó László, Nagy Katalin, Minarovits Janos, Takács Mária
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OBJECTIVES: Because torque teno virus (TTV) has been implicated in tumorigenesis as a cocarcinogen, we studied TTV prevalence in saliva and biopsy samples from head and neck cancer (HNCC) patients, patients with premalignant lesions of oral cancer, and controls. We also wished to determine the TTV genotypes in HNCC patients. METHODS: A seminested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifying the N22 region of the...
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