Genetic screening for oral human papillomavirus infections and cancers of the head and neck.
Detection and type-specific identification of human papillomavirus infection obtained from oral rinse sampling may have future clinical utility for identifying individuals at higher risk for a subset of oropharyngeal cancers.
Sok
John C
JC
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Grandis
Jennifer R
JR
D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000235:genetics*
D004279:DNA, Viral