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Papillomavirus sequences demonstrated |
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| Tumor pairs |
Number |
HPV typesa |
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| Carcinoma+ nipple+ |
17 |
Same type in both samples: 11 (7×)b, 6 (1×)b, 57 (2×) Different types: 3, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 37, 38, 66, 87, DL250, DL473, GA3-1 |
| Carcinoma- nipple+ |
3 |
6, 11, 32, 37, 66 |
| Carcinoma+ nipple- |
8 |
6, 11, 24, 87, DL250, DL473 |
| Carcinoma- nipple- |
1 |
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aInfection with multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) types was demonstrated in eight carcinoma samples (27.6%) and ten nipple samples (34.5%). bOne pair harboured HPV 6, HPV 11 and HPV 57 DNA. | ||
de Villiers et al. Breast Cancer Res 2005 7:R1 doi:10.1186/bcr940 |
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