Focal epithelial hyperplasia: human-papillomavirus-induced disease with a genetic predisposition in a Venezuelan family.
A study on the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA sequences and focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH) in a family of Venezuelan ancestry has revealed that FEH is an HPV-induced disease presenting familial aggregation. The genealogical evidence indicates a genetic predisposition to the disease.
Instituto de Investigaciones Odontológicas, Raul Vicentelli, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.
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D000293:Adolescent; D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010375:Pedigree; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000235:genetics*; D014687:Venezuela
D015344:DNA Probes, HPV