HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer prevalence in a middle eastern population using E6/E7 PCR

HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer prevalence in a middle eastern population using E6/E7 PCR

Abstract Background Given the paucity of data and widely variable rates that have been reported, the main objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of HPV-positivity in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in Middle Eastern patients presenting to one of the region’s largest tert...

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Main Authors: Christopher A. Maroun, Karine Al Feghali, Henri Traboulsi, Helene Dabbous, Fatmeh Abbas, Gabriel Dunya, Georges Ziade, Rami Mahfouz, Bassem Youssef, Hani Tamim, Fady Geara, Ibrahim Khalifeh, Roger V. Moukarbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
Oropharyngeal cancer
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Human papilloma virus
Middle East
Lebanon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-019-0268-z

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