Infection and coinfection by human papillomavirus, Epstein–Barr virus and Merkel cell polyomavirus in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: a retrospective study

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is recognized as an important risk factor for laryngeal carcinogenesis. Although HPV-16 and 18 have been strongly implicated, the presence of other high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) genotypes or the coinfection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCP...

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Main Authors: Jose Manuel Vazquez-Guillen, Gerardo C. Palacios-Saucedo, Lydia Guadalupe Rivera-Morales, Monica Valeria Alonzo-Morado, Saira Berenice Burciaga-Bernal, Maribel Montufar-Martinez, Rocio Ortiz-Lopez, Vianey Gonzalez-Villasana, Ana Carolina Martinez-Torres, Julio Cesar Serna-Hernandez, Silvia Judith Hernandez-Martinez, Edmundo Erbey Castelan-Maldonado, Angel Zavala-Pompa, Martha Socorro Montalvo-Bañuelos, Ricardo Garcia-Cabello, Ethel Corinthia Sanchez-Fresno, Cristina Rodriguez-Padilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5834.pdf