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SUBMITTER: Martins SF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7059378 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martins Sandra F SF Mariano Vânia V Rodrigues Mesquita M Longatto-Filho Adhemar A
Infectious agents and cancer 20200305
<h4>Introduction</h4>Persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is associated with squamous cell carcinomas of different human anatomic sites. Several studies have suggested a potential role for HPV infection, particularly HPV16 genotype, in rectal cancer carcinogenesis.. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of oncogenic HPV 16 viral DNA sequences in rectal carcinomas cases retrieved from the pathology archive of Braga Hospital, North Portuga.<h4>Methods</h4>TaqMan-based t ...[more]