Presence of DNA of human papillomavirus 16 but no other types in tumor-free tonsillar tissue.
According to PCR, the prevalences of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA were 6.3% (13 of 206) in tonsillitis or hypertrophic tonsillar tissues and 0.6% (1 of 174) in exfoliated cells from normal tonsils. HPV-16 was the only type detected in tonsillar tissues, but it did not appear to lead to L1 antibody production.
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Renwei
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Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, Haartmaninkatu 3, P.O. Box 21, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Renwei.Chen@helsinki.fi
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Peter
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Waterboer
Tim
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Leivo
Ilmo
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Pawlita
Michael
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Vaheri
Antti
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Aaltonen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000821:virology*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral