Detection of Human Papillomavirus in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Conjunctiva by Nested PCR: A Case Control Study in Iran
Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the eye conjunctiva is a rare tumor. Its link with immune impairment suggests that infectious agents such as human papillomavirus (HPV) may be involved in the etiology of SCC. We conducted a case-control study on 50 SCC cases (mean age: 65.2) and 50 age frequency-mat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3824 |