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Detection of human papillomavirus infection in oral cancers reported at dental facility: assessing the utility of FFPE tissues.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 18 Nov 2021
Verma Gaurav, Aggarwal Nikita, Chhakara Suhail, Tyagi Abhishek, Vishnoi Kanchan, Jadli Mohit, Singh Tejveer, Goel Ankit, Pandey Durgatosh, Sharma Ankita, Agarwal Kiran, Sarkar Urmi, Doval Dinesh Chandra, Sharma Shashi, Mehrotra Ravi, Singh Sukh Mahendra, Bharti Alok Chandra
Abstract excerpt
Incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oral cancers is on the rise. However, epidemiological data of this subset of cancers are limited. Dental hospital poses a unique advantage in detection of HPV-positive oral malignancies. We assessed the utility of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues, which are readily available, for evaluation of high-risk HPV infection in oral cancer. For protocol...
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