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Human papillomavirus in tonsillectomy specimen from China and Pakistan - Prevalence and genotype distribution.
Pathology, research and practice - 1 Oct 2018
Mujtaba Hasan, Wang Ying, Duan Yixin, Cao Meng, Zhang Nana, Batool Iffat, Murtaza Ali, Chen Xiaoli, Wang Yili
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BACKGROUND: The expected corresponding increase in tonsillar human papillomavirus (HPV) infection associated with increasing incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) substantiate the evaluation of normal tonsillar tissue in different population. The epidemiology of HPV in tonsillar tissue varies geographically. This study evaluated samples from two countries to determine the prevalence in...
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