High prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral mucosal lesions of patients at the Ambulatory of Oral Diagnosis of the Federal University of Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Mariana Goveia Melo RIBEIRO (Author), Larissa Doddi MARCOLINO (Author), Bruna Ribeiro de Andrade RAMOS (Author), Elaine Alves MIRANDA (Author), Cleverson Luciano TRENTO (Author), Sona JAIN (Author), Ricardo Queiroz GURGEL (Author), Márcia Guimarães da SILVA (Author), Silvio Santana DOLABELLA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo.
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Abstract The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral carcinogenesis is still controversial as detection rates of the virus in oral cavity reported in the literature varies greatly. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of HPV infection and its genotypes in patients with or...