Infrequent detection of human papillomavirus infection in head and neck cancers in the Central African Republic: a retrospective study

Infrequent detection of human papillomavirus infection in head and neck cancers in the Central African Republic: a retrospective study

Abstract We carried out a retrospective study on the prevalence of HPV and genotype distribution by nested PCR and nucleotide sequencing analysis, in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies of 135 head and neck cancers (HNC) and 29 cervical cancers received between 2009 and 2017 for diagnosis at...

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Main Authors: Boniface Kofi, Christian Diamant Mossoro-Kpinde, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Hélène Péré, Leman Robin, Gérard Gresenguet, Laurent Bélec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
HPV
Oropharynx
Oral cavity
Central Africa
Vaccination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-019-0225-x

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