Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in relation to anatomical site of the tumour.

Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in relation to anatomical site of the tumour.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence and role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the aetiology of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma is uncertain. Based on the presence of HPV in the oral cavity and its causal association with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, we hypothesised that HPV is more strongly...

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Main Authors: Hedvig E Löfdahl, Juan Du, Anders Näsman, Emilia Andersson, Carlos A Rubio, Yunxia Lu, Torbjörn Ramqvist, Tina Dalianis, Jesper Lagergren, Hanna Dahlstrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3470583?pdf=render

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