Open AccessDetermination of p16 overexpression as an indicator of human papillomavirus infection in oral dysplasia and carcinoma
Author(s) -
Adrija Pathak,
Mahendra Singh,
Asha Agarwal,
Sonal Amit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_79_15
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , carcinogenesis , medicine , cancer , carcinoma , immunostaining , context (archaeology) , dysplasia , immunohistochemistry , hpv infection , oncology , pathology , cancer research , biology , cervical cancer , gene , genetics , paleontology
Oral and pharyngeal cancer, grouped together, is the sixth most common cancer in the world. In the past few years, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been suggested as a risk factor for oral cancer apart from traditional risk factors such as smoking, tobacco, and alcohol consumption.