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01-05-2018 | Brief Report
MicroRNA expression in SMARCB1/INI1-deficient sinonasal carcinoma: a clinicopathological and molecular genetic study
Authors:
Jan Laco, Helena Kovaříková, Marcela Chmelařová, Hana Vošmiková, Kateřina Sieglová, Ivana Baranová, Pavel Dundr, Kristýna Němejcová, Jaroslav Michálek, Jana Šatanková, Milan Vošmik, Aleš Ryška
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Virchows Archiv
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Issue 5/2018
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Excerpt
Carcinomas of the sinonasal tract comprise of a heterogenous group of rare malignant tumors, of which the etiopathogenesis is largely unknown. In about 20–30% of sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas, high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) has been identified, making the sinonasal area the second hot spot for HPV-associated carcinomas of the head and neck, after the oropharynx [
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