Genomic profiling identifies common HPV-associated chromosomal alterations in squamous cell carcinomas of cervix and head and neck

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is well known that a persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is causally involved in the development of squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix (CxSCCs) and a subset of SCCs of the head and neck (HN...

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Main Authors: Leemans C René, Ylstra Bauke, Meijer Gerrit A, van de Wiel Mark A, van Wieringen Wessel N, Snijders Peter JF, Smeets Serge J, Wilting Saskia M, Meijer Chris JLM, Brakenhoff Ruud H, Braakhuis Boudewijn JM, Steenbergen Renske DM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/2/32