Open AccessHuman papilloma virus and esophageal carcinoma in a Latin-American region
Author(s) -
Roberto HerreraGoepfert,
Marcela Lizano,
Suminori Akiba,
Adela CarrilloGarcía,
Mauricio Becker-D’Acosta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3142
Subject(s) - genotype , polymerase chain reaction , esophagus , medicine , carcinoma , population , esophageal cancer , hpv infection , cancer , oncology , gastroenterology , pathology , cervical cancer , biology , gene , genetics , environmental health
To investigate the presence of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs) in a non-selected Mexican population.