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16 06, 2011

HPV Infection Highly Prevalent Among Organ Transplant Recipients

2011-07-14T15:12:28+00:00

A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals an association between the human papillomavirus (betaPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant recipients. HPV is known to cause cervical cancer and SCC in the anogenital area and also plays a role in some forms of head and neck cancer. [...]