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The role of human papillomavirus in p16-positive oral cancers.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Jan 2018
Belobrov Simone, Cornall Alyssa M, Young Richard J, Koo Kendrick, Angel Christopher, Wiesenfeld David, Rischin Danny, Garland Suzanne M, McCullough Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify the presence and frequency of human papillomavirus (HPV) nucleic acid in p16-positive oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs), to assess whether the virus was transcriptionally active and to assess the utility of p16 overexpression as a surrogate marker for HPV in OSCC. METHODS: Forty-six OSCC patients treated between 2007 and 2011 with available formalin-fixed...
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