Prognostic significance of human papillo
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Ahmad R. Sedaghat; Zhe Zhang; Shahnaz Begum; Robert Palermo; Simon Best; Karen M
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been identified as a causative factor in 20% to 25% of all head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Ongoing research suggests that the presence of HPV DNA in HNSCC predicts a positive prognosis with respect to disease‐