Detection of HPV DNA and immunohistochemical expression of cell cycle proteins in oral carcinoma in a population of brazilian patients

This study investigated the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and viral types in 33 cases of oral squamous cells carcinoma (OSCC) and compared the immunohistochemical expression of the cell-cycle markers p21 and pRb between cases of the disease with and without HPV. DNA was extracted from p...

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Main Authors: Rosilene Calazans Soares, Márcio Campos Oliveira, Lélia Batista de Souza, Antônio de Lisboa Lopes Costa, Leão Pereira Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2008-10-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
Subjects:
HPV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572008000500007