Presence of HPV with overexpression of p16INK4a protein and EBV infection in penile cancer-A series of cases from Brazil Amazon.

Presence of HPV with overexpression of p16INK4a protein and EBV infection in penile cancer-A series of cases from Brazil Amazon.

BACKGROUND:In Brazil, penile cancer (PC) is not uncommon. The highest incidence of PC is in the North and Northeast of the country. In addition to phimosis, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Baar Virus (EBV) infections are also related as risk factors for PC. The overexpression of p16INK4a...

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Main Authors: Valquíria do Carmo Alves Martins, Isabela Werneck Cunha, Giuseppe Figliuolo, Heidy Halanna de Melo Farah Rondon, Paloma Menezes de Souza, Felipe Luz Torres Silva, Guilherme Luz Torres Silva, Michele de Souza Bastos, Daniel Barros de Castro, Monique Freire Santana, Rajendranath Ramasawmy, José Eduardo Levi, Kátia Luz Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232474

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