Article
Detection of human papillomavirus DNA sequences in oral squamous cell carcinomas and their relation to p53 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression.
Cancer - 1 Nov 1995
Shindoh M, Chiba I, Yasuda M, Saito T, Funaoka K, Kohgo T, Amemiya A, Sawada Y, Fujinaga K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is still obscure. Since human papillomavirus (HPV) DNAs are associated with carcinoma of the uterine cervix, carcinomas of the oral cavity were investigated to ascertain if these viruses are present in squamous carcinomas of this anat...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mouth Neoplasms