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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a case-control study of oral squamous cell carcinoma and its increasing trend in northeastern Thailand.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2017
Phusingha Pensiri, Ekalaksananan Tipaya, Vatanasapt Patravoot, Loyha Kulchaya, Promthet Supannee, Kongyingyoes Bunkerd, Patarapadungkit Natcha, Chuerduangphui Jureeporn, Pientong Chamsai
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an independent risk factor for development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study aimed to investigate the role of HPV infection and the trend in percentage of HPV-associated OSCC over a 5-year period in northeastern Thailand. In this case-control study, 91 exfoliated oral cell samples and 80 lesion cell samples from OSCC cases and exfoliated oral cells from 100...
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