The aim of this study is to analyze oral squamous cell carcinoma and healthy oral mucosa for the possible presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated in a range of malignant neoplasms, including in some studies, in the aetiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma but the influence of EBV in oral cancer remains unclear. This study will examine the prevalence of EBV infection in oral cancer by means of nested polymerase chain reaction.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Department of Pathology and Propaedeutics, Sao Paulo State University, Unesp, Araçatuba/SP
Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
presence of EBV
Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated in a range of malignant neoplasms, including in some studies, in the aetiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma but the influence of EBV in oral cancer remains unclear. This study will examine the prevalence of EBV infection in oral cancer by means of nested polymerase chain reaction.
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