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Do cutaneous human papillomavirus genotypes affect head and neck cancer? Evidence and bias-correction from a case-control study.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Aug 2022
Al-Soneidar Walid A, Harper Sam, Madathil Sreenath A, Schlecht Nicolas F, Nicolau Belinda
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BACKGROUND: Three genera of human papillomavirus (HPV) infect the oral cavity and oropharynx- alpha (α), beta (β) and gamma (γ). While α-HPV infection is an established risk factor for head and neck cancers (HNC), the role of other genera remains unclear. We aimed to estimate the effect of α-, β-, γ-HPV on HNC using a hospital-based case-control study. METHODS: We recruited incident HNC cases (396) and controls...
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