High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) screening and detection in healthy patient saliva samples: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human papillomaviruses (HPV) are a large family of non-enveloped DNA viruses, mainly associated with cervical cancers. Recent epidemiologic evidence has suggested that HPV may be an independent risk factor for oropharyngeal cance...

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Main Authors: Wang Robert C, Barber Annabel E, Mauer Jarom, Martin Daniel, Falk Jesse, Catmull Jeremy, Bullen Ryan, Williams-Cocks Shelley J, Turner Deidre O, Gerstenberger Shawn L, Kingsley Karl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/11/28