miRNA-expression in tonsillar squamous cell carcinomas in relation to HPV infection and expression of the antileukoproteinase SLPI

The aim of this study was to determine if micro-(mi-)RNAs are involved in the previously reported inverse correlation between the antileukoproteinase SLPI, HPV, and smoking habit of head and neck squamous cells carcinoma (HNSCC) patients.HPV-status and SLPI-protein expression were determined in tons...

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Main Authors: Elgar Susanne Quabius, Immanuel Merz, Tibor Görögh, Jürgen Hedderich, Jochen Haag, Christoph Röcken, Petra Ambrosch, Markus Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Papillomavirus Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405852117300022