ArticleInfectious agents and cancer2019
Prevalence of human papillomavirus and
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- HPV prevalence in esophageal cancer: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Associations Between Gastric Cancer Risk and Virus Infection Other Than Epstein-Barr Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Based on Epidemiological Studies.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2020Pooled it
- Spatial clustering of esophageal cancer in central Oromia, Ethiopia: A spatial autocorrelation and scan statistics analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Relationship between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and the Risk of Esophageal Cancer in Thailand.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Human papillomavirus infection and gastric cancer risk: A meta-epidemiological review.World journal of virology · 2021Review
- Association between infection with Campylobacter species, poor oral health and environmental risk factors on esophageal cancer: a hospital-based case-control study in Thailand.European journal of medical research · 2021Article
- Spatiotemporal Distribution, Time to Treatment Outcome Clustering and Determinants of Esophageal Cancer in Ethiopia, a Scoping Study.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEthiopia lies in the high-risk corridor of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in East Africa, where individuals with this malignancy often do not report established risk factors, suggesting unidentified etiologies. Here, we report the prevalence of mucosal human papillomavirus (HPV) and of
methodsDNA extraction was performed from fresh frozen tissue and oral cell pellets obtained with saline solution gargling subsequently fixed with ethanol. Mucosal HPV and
resultsHPV DNA was detected in 1 of 62 tumor specimens (2, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0-9%), corresponding to HPV16 type. HPV DNA was detected in the oral cavity of 7 cases (11, 95% CI: 5-22%) and 4 of 56 matched healthy controls (7, 95% CI: 2-17%), with multiple HPV types detected. Detection of
conclusionsThe prevalence of mucosal-type HPV was very low, whereas
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