A coding variant in TMC8 (EVER2) is associated with high risk HPV infection and head and neck cancer risk.

HPV infection is a causal agent in many epithelial cancers, yet our understanding of genetic susceptibility to HPV infection and resultant cancer risk is limited. Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is a rare condition of extreme susceptibility to cutaneous HPV infection primarily attributable to mutati...

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Main Authors: Caihua Liang, Karl T Kelsey, Michael D McClean, Brock C Christensen, Carmen J Marsit, Margaret R Karagas, Tim Waterboer, Michael Pawlita, Heather H Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4390289?pdf=render