New concepts for translational head and neck oncology: lessons from HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is well established as etiological agent responsible for a number of pathologies affecting the stratified epithelia of skin and anogenital sites. More recently, the infection by (mucosal) high-risk HPV types has also been found to be causally associated with squa...

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Main Authors: Efterpi eKostareli, Dana eHolzinger, Jochen eHess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
HPV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2012.00036/full