Prevalence of HPV-DNA and E6 mRNA in lung cancer of HIV-infected patients

Abstract HIV-infected individuals could be at a greater risk for developing lung cancer than the general population due to the higher prevalence in the former of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the oral cavity and higher smoking rates. Our aim was to assess HPV prevalence and E6 viral oncogene transcr...

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Main Authors: Guillem Sirera, Sebastián Videla, Verónica Saludes, Eva Castellà, Carolina Sanz, Aurelio Ariza, Bonaventura Clotet, Elisa Martró
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17237-5