Abstract
Human papillomaviruses are oncogenic viruses that have been found in a variety of epithelial neoplasias. We sought to confirm their presence in conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia. Five tumors were studied with a polymerase chain-reaction assay designed to detect the E6 region of human papillomavirus types 16 and 18. Human papillomavirus type-16 DNA was found in four of the five tumors, including two tumors that contained both type-16 and type-18 DNA. Viral DNA was not present in the fifth tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-27 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology