Detection of HPV16 in Esophageal Cancer in a High-Incidence Region of Malawi

Detection of HPV16 in Esophageal Cancer in a High-Incidence Region of Malawi

This study was designed to explore the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Fifty-five patients receiving diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at Zomba Central Hospital or Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre (Malawi) in 2010, were included in our s...

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Main Authors: Anja Lidwina Geßner, Angelika Borkowetz, Michael Baier, Angela Göhlert, Torsten J. Wilhelm, Alexander Thumbs, Eric Borgstein, Lars Jansen, Katrin Beer, Henning Mothes, Matthias Dürst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
human Papillomavirus
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
p16INK4a immunohistochemistry
Ki-67 proliferation index
polymerase chain reaction
in situ hybridization
alcohol
smoking
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/2/557

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