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Case-control study: Unveiling human polyomaviruses and papillomavirus in Egyptian colorectal cancer patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Darwish Marwa K, Allayeh Abdou K, Ahmed Amr E, Abdelmaksoud Mohamed D E, Alkhalil Samia S, Ageeli Hakami Mohammed, Hassan Ahmed, Mohamed Mahmoud Farrag Haiam, Saif Eldin M Mohamed Samah, Gouda Weaam
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer type that is thought to be influenced by human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and human polyomaviruses (HPyVs). In Egypt, CRC ranks as the 7th most common cancer, accounting for 3.47% of male cancers and 3% of female cancers. However, there is currently a lack of information regarding the presence of PyVs and HPVs co-infection specifically in CRC cases in Egypt. Therefore,...
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