Detection of Human Papillomavirus in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Conjunctiva By Nested PCR: A Case Control Study in Iran

Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the eye conjunctiva is a rare tumor. Its link with immune impairment suggests that infectious agents such as human papillomavirus (HPV) may be involved in the etiology of SCC. We conducted a case-control study on 50 SCC cases (mean age: 65.2) and 50 age frequency-mat...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Jabbarvand, Issa Jahanzad, Amir Behzad Heidari, Fahimeh Asadi-Amoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19577.pdf&manuscript_id=19577