A pilot study on the identification of human papillomavirus genotypes in tongue cancer samples from a single institution in Ecuador

The relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has been established. However, data from Ecuador is limited. The objective of this study was to characterize HPV infection in Ecuadorian patients with tongue cancer. Fifty-three patients with tongue cancer...

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Main Authors: G.M. Delgado Ramos, T.G. Cotter, L. Flor Ramos, V. Torres Floril, G.A. Ramos Martinez, J.C. Ruiz-Cabezas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2018-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018001100609&lng=en&tlng=en