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HPV16 E6-specific T cell response and HLA-A alleles are related to the prognosis of patients with cervical cancer

T cell epitopes are polypeptide fragments presented to T cell receptors by MHC molecules encoded by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes after antigen-presenting cell processing, which is the basis for the stud...

Authors: Hongchao Cai, Yaning Feng, Peiwen Fan, Yuping Guo, Gulina Kuerban, Cheng Chang, Xuan Yao, Yanchun Peng and Ruozheng Wang

Comparison of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), early warning score (ANDC) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in hospitalized patients with malignancy, and their influence on mortality from COVID-19

We evaluated several biological indicators based on inflammation and/or nutritional status, such as systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), early warning score (ANDC) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) i...

Authors: Muge Bilge, Isil Kibar Akilli, Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Aylia Yesilova and Kadriye Kart Yasar

Prevalence and genotype specific concordance of oro-genital and anal human papillomavirus infections among sexually active Nigerian women

Human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers are increasingly reported globally, including in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, with the exception of cervical HPV infection, data from SSA on the epidemiology...

Authors: Imran O. Morhason-Bello, Kathy Baisley, Miquel Angel Pavon, Isaac F. Adewole, Rasheed Bakare, Silvia de Sanjosé, Suzanna C. Francis and Deborah Watson-Jones

Knowledge and acceptance of HPV vaccination and its associated factors among parents of daughters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Cervical cancer is one of the most diagnosed and deadly cancers in women globally. Though vaccination is an effective way to reduce cervical cancer, people’s knowledge and acceptance of the vaccination remains...

Authors: Nebiyu Dereje, Abigia Ashenafi, Anteneh Abera, Efrata Melaku, Kaleb Yirgashewa, Meron Yitna, Sarona Shewaye, Tsedenia Fasil and Yadel Yoseph

Clinicopathological and prognostic features of hepatitis B virus-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a single-center retrospective study in China

While the epidemiologic association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is established, little is known about the pathological characteristics and outcome of DLB...

Authors: Dao-guang Chen, Gang Chen, Chang Wang, Long-feng Ke, Hui Wu, Hong-ming He, Yu Yang and Yan-ping Chen

HPV16 E6 enhances the radiosensitivity in HPV-positive human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by regulating the miR-27a-3p/SMG1 axis

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 6th most common malignant cancer type worldwide. Radiosensitivity has been shown to be significantly increased in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-p...

Authors: Dan Long, Li Xu, Zeyi Deng, Dandan Guo, Yangchun Zhang, Zhaohui Liu and Chunlin Zhang

Five-year overall survival following chemoradiation therapy for locally advanced cervical carcinoma in women living with and without HIV infection in Botswana

To compare updated prospective 5-year survival outcomes of cervical cancer patients living with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who initiated curative chemoradiation therapy (CRT) in a...

Authors: Emily MacDuffie, Memory Bvochora-Nsingo, Sebathu Chiyapo, Dawn Balang, Allison Chambers, Jessica M. George, Shawna Tuli, Lilie L. Lin, Nicola M. Zetola, Doreen Ramogola-Masire and Surbhi Grover

Correction: High Prevalence of Anal Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Infection in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Living in Bamako, Mali

Authors: Donato Koyalta, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga, Aliou Balde, Jules Bashi Bagendabanga, Almahdy Ag Alinity, David Veyer, Hélène Péré and Laurent Bélec

Diagnostic evaluation and ablation treatments assessment in hepatocellular carcinoma

This article provides an overview of diagnostic evaluation and ablation treatment assessment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Only studies, in the English language from January 2010 to January 202, evaluatin...

Authors: Vincenza Granata, Roberta Grassi, Roberta Fusco, Andrea Belli, Carmen Cutolo, Silvia Pradella, Giulia Grazzini, Michelearcangelo La Porta, Maria Chiara Brunese, Federica De Muzio, Alessandro Ottaiano, Antonio Avallone, Francesco Izzo and Antonella Petrillo

Distribution of human papillomavirus in precancerous and cancerous cervical neoplasia in Tunisian women

High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) are responsible for cervical cancer (CC) which represents the second most prevalent gynecological cancer among Tunisian women. Preventive strategies against CC are based...

Authors: Rahima Bel Haj Rhouma, Monia Ardhaoui, Emna El Fehri, Asma Marzougui, Thalja Laassili, Ikram Guizani, Med Samir Boubaker and Emna Ennaifer

High Prevalence of Anal Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Infection in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Living in Bamako, Mali

High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) anal infection is a major problem among men who have sex with men (MSM) living in sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence of anal HR-HPV infection and associated risk factors...

Authors: Donato Koyalta, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga, Aliou Balde, Jules Bashi Bagendabanga, Almahdy Ag Alinity, David Veyer, Hélène Péré and Laurent Bélec

Interplay between Epstein-Barr virus infection and environmental xenobiotic exposure in cancer

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a herpesvirus associated with lymphoid and epithelial malignancies. Both B cells and epithelial cells are susceptible and permissive to EBV infection. However, considering that 90% ...

Authors: Francisco Aguayo, Enrique Boccardo, Alejandro Corvalán, Gloria M. Calaf and Rancés Blanco

Comprehensive high-throughput meta-analysis of differentially expressed microRNAs in transcriptomic datasets reveals significant disruption of MAPK/JNK signal transduction pathway in Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection may lead to the development of Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). To further elucidate the pathophysiology of this aggressive CD4+ T-cell malignancy, we have...

Authors: Shahrzad Shadabi, Nargess Delrish, Mehdi Norouzi, Maryam Ehteshami, Fariba Habibian-Sezavar, Samira Pourrezaei, Mobina Madihi, Mohammadreza Ostadali, Foruhar Akhgar, Ali Shayeghpour, Cobra Razavi Pashabayg, Sepehr Aghajanian, Sayed-Hamidreza Mozhgani and Seyed-Mohammad Jazayeri

Circular RNA circRHOBTB3 is downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and suppresses cell proliferation by inhibiting miR-18a maturation

Circular RNA circRHOBTB3 has been characterized as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer, while its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. This study was carried out to analyze the role of circRHOBT...

Authors: Gang Hu, Shusen Zhai, Sheng Yu, Zhen Huang and Ran Gao

Prevalence and characteristics of mouse mammary tumor virus-like virus associated breast cancer in China

Despite extensive molecular epidemiological studies, the prevalence and characteristics of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus-Like Virus (MMTV-LV) in Chinese women breast cancer are still unclear. Besides, the prevalen...

Authors: Fa-liang Wang, Xiao-li Zhang, Ming Yang, Jun Lin, Yong-fang Yue, Ya-dan Li, Xian Wang, Qiang Shu and Hong-chuan Jin

Risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or higher (CIN3+) among women with HPV-test in 1990–1992, a 30-year follow-up study

Having a 30-year follow-up of a cohort of women tested for HPV is a unique opportunity to further study long-term risk of CIN3+. The study objective was to compare HPV status at baseline with the risk of CIN3+...

Authors: Marit Østlyngen Riibe, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Josef Ekgren and Jan Martin Maltau

SARS-CoV-2 quantitative real time PCR and viral loads analysis among asymptomatic and symptomatic patients: an observational study on an outbreak in two nursing facilities in Campania Region (Southern Italy)

In December 2019 an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was first observed in Wuhan, China. The virus has spread rapidly throughout the world creating a pandemic scenario. Several risk ...

Authors: Lorena Cardillo, Claudio de Martinis, Maurizio Viscardi, Claudia Esposito, Emanuela Sannino, Gabriella Lucibelli, Antonio Limone, Stefania Pellino, Rosa Anastasio, Roberta Pellicanò, Loredana Baldi, Giorgio Galiero and Giovanna Fusco

Re-thinking treatment strategies for febrile neutropenia in paediatric oncology population: the perspective from a developing country

This study was conducted to evaluate the microbiological profile of bacterial isolates in febrile neutropenia in a pediatric oncology unit, thereby, reviewing the use of restricted antibiotics and need for agg...

Authors: Vinson James, Anand Prakash, Kayur Mehta and Tarangini Durugappa

Human papillomavirus self-sampling versus standard clinician-sampling for cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection remains a major health threat in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). HPV self-sampling could help find and treat cervical cancer at an early stage. We aimed to evaluate the effective...

Authors: Hanna Amanuel Tesfahunei, Michael Solomon Ghebreyesus, Dawit Getachew Assefa, Eden Dagnachew Zeleke, Joan Acam, Michele Joseph, Emnet Getachew, Violet Dismas Kajogoo, Delayehu Bekele and Tsegahun Manyazewal

Association between PEG3 DNA methylation and high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Epigenetic mechanisms are hypothesized to contribute substantially to the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) to cervical cancer, although empirical data are limited.

Authors: Claire Bosire, Adriana C. Vidal, Jennifer S. Smith, Dereje Jima, Zhiqing Huang, David Skaar, Fidel Valea, Rex Bentley, Margaret Gradison, Kimberly S. H. Yarnall, Anne Ford, Francine Overcash, Susan K. Murphy and Cathrine Hoyo

Catching viral breast cancer

We have considered viruses and their contribution to breast cancer.

Authors: James S. Lawson and Wendy K. Glenn

Association between colorectal cancer and Fusobacterium nucleatum and Bacteroides fragilis bacteria in Iranian patients: a preliminary study

Recent studies have proposed that commensal bacteria might be involved in the development and progression of gastrointestinal disorders such as colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, in this study, the relative a...

Authors: Aref Shariati, Shabnam Razavi, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, Behnaz Jahanbin, Abolfazl Akbari, Samira Norzaee and Davood Darban-Sarokhalil

Inverse association of falciparum positivity with endemic Burkitt lymphoma is robust in analyses adjusting for pre-enrollment malaria in the EMBLEM case-control study

Falciparum and endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) are co-endemic in Africa, but the malaria experience in eBL patients is unknown. A lower prevalence of falciparum has been reported in eBL patients, but those results...

Authors: Sally Peprah, Martin D. Ogwang, Patrick Kerchan, Steven J. Reynolds, Constance N. Tenge, Pamela A. Were, Robert T. Kuremu, Walter N. Wekesa, Nestory Masalu, Esther Kawira, Isaac Otim, Ismail D. Legason, Leona W. Ayers, Kishor Bhatia, James J. Goedert, Ruth M. Pfeiffer…

Radiomics in hepatic metastasis by colorectal cancer

Radiomics is an emerging field and has a keen interest, especially in the oncology field. The process of a radiomics study consists of lesion segmentation, feature extraction, consistency analysis of features,...

Authors: Vincenza Granata, Roberta Fusco, Maria Luisa Barretta, Carmine Picone, Antonio Avallone, Andrea Belli, Renato Patrone, Marilina Ferrante, Diletta Cozzi, Roberta Grassi, Roberto Grassi, Francesco Izzo and Antonella Petrillo

Atypical COVID-19 dynamics in a patient with mantle cell lymphoma exposed to rituximab

Patients with non-hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) represent a population of special interest during the current Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemics. NHLs are associated with disease- and treatment-related immu...

Authors: Gianpaolo Marcacci, Giuseppe Fiorentino, Francesco Volzone, Umberto Falcone, Roberto Parrella, Daniela Donnarumma, Silvia D’Ovidio, Anna Annunziata, Giovanni Micallo, Giuseppe Portella, Annarosaria De Chiara, Rosaria De Filippi, Stefania Crisci and Antonio Pinto

Distinct pattern of lymphoid neoplasms characterizations according to the WHO classification (2016) and prevalence of associated Epstein–Barr virus infection in Nigeria population

The present study aimed to classify lymphoid neoplasms according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) classification and outlining the distribution in Nigeria of different entities. Additionally, the ...

Authors: Ijeoma C. Uzoma, Idowu A. Taiwo, Massimo Granai, Gioia Di Stefano, Ester Sorrentino, Sussana Mannucci, Muheez A. Durosinmi, Stefano Lazzi, Lorenzo Leoncini and Oluyemi Akinloye

Emerging role of human polyomaviruses 6 and 7 in human cancers

Currently 12 human polyomaviruses (HPyVs) have been identified, 6 of which have been associated with human diseases, including cancer. The discovery of the Merkel cell polyomavirus and its role in the etiopath...

Authors: Faisal Klufah, Ghalib Mobaraki, Dan Liu, Raed A. Alharbi, Anna Kordelia Kurz, Ernst Jan M. Speel, Véronique Winnepenninckx and Axel zur Hausen

Lung histopathological findings in COVID-19 disease – a systematic review

Since December 2019, the global burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased rapidly and has impacted nearly every country in the world, affecting those who are elderly or with underlying comorbidities or imm...

Authors: Giuseppe Pannone, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Ilenia Sara De Stefano, Maria Antonietta Ramunno, Mario Meccariello, Alessio Agostinone, Maria Carmela Pedicillo, Giuseppe Troiano, Khrystyna Zhurakivska, Tommaso Cassano, Maria Eleonora Bizzoca, Silvana Papagerakis, Franco Maria Buonaguro, Shailesh Advani and Lorenzo Lo Muzio

Malaria and Cancer: a critical review on the established associations and new perspectives

Cancer and malaria both have high incidence rates and are leading causes of mortality worldwide, especially in low and middle-income countries with reduced access to the quality healthcare. The objective of th...

Authors: Toby Ellis, Elvis Eze and Bahijja Tolulope Raimi-Abraham

Vaccination strategy and anti - SARS-CoV-2 S titers in healthcare workers of the INT – IRCCS “Fondazione Pascale” Cancer Center (Naples, Italy)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have spread to millions of people globally, requiring the development of b...

Authors: Ernesta Cavalcanti, Maria Antonietta Isgrò, Domenica Rea, Lucia Di Capua, Giusy Trillò, Luigi Russo, Gerardo Botti, Leonardo Miscio, Franco Maria Buonaguro and Attilio Antonio Montano Bianchi

Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) positivity among female sex workers: a cross-sectional study highlighting one-year experiences in early detection of pre-cancerous and cancerous cervical lesions in Kampala, Uganda

Although cervical cancer is preventable, most women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) do not receive routine screening and few treatment options exist. Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are among the Ugandan female populati...

Authors: Gertrude Namale, Yunia Mayanja, Onesmus Kamacooko, Daniel Bagiire, Agnes Ssali, Janet Seeley, Robert Newton and Anatoli Kamali

Prevalence of late-stage presentation and associated factors of cervical cancer patients in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: institutional based cross-sectional study

Cancer of the uterine cervix remains a main public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. About two-thirds of patients with cervical cancer were diagnosed at late stage with contributing factors of out-of-pocke...

Authors: Mulugeta Wassie and Beletech Fentie

Genetic instability and anti-HPV immune response as drivers of infertility associated with HPV infection

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection common among men and women of reproductive age worldwide. HPV viruses are associated with epithelial lesions and cancers. HPV infections have been...

Authors: Maria Isaguliants, Stepan Krasnyak, Olga Smirnova, Vincenza Colonna, Oleg Apolikhin and Franco M. Buonaguro

Combined detection of circulating tumor cells, α-fetoprotein heterogene-3 and α-fetoprotein in the early diagnosis of HCC for the prediction of efficacy, prognosis, recurrence after microwave ablation

Early diagnosis can significantly improve treatment outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Currently, the dosage of serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is widely used in the diagnosis of HCC, but this...

Authors: Jian Zhou, Yue Zhu, Yi Li, Kun Liu, Fei He, Sihuan Xu, Xin Li, Li Li, Junfang Hu and Yan Liu

Authors’ response to “Evaluation of Treatments for HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in Africa”

Authors: Matthew E. Coldiron, Ana Gabriela Gutierrez Zamudio, Rolanda Manuel, Iza Ciglenecki, Laurence Toutous Trellu and Lucas Molfino

Human immunodeficiency virus-related renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective study of 19 cases

We aimed to investigate basic information, clinical findings, treatments for tumor, pathology, and outcomes of HIV-positive patients diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Authors: Mengmeng Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhu, Wenrui Xue, Hui Liu and Yu Zhang

Evaluation of treatments for HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma in Africa

Authors: Susan E. Krown and Margaret Z. Borok

Immunophenotypic characterization of TCR γδ T cells and MAIT cells in HIV-infected individuals developing Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Despite successful combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), the risk of non-AIDS defining cancers (NADCs) remains higher for HIV-infected individuals than the general population. The reason for this increase is...

Authors: Christina K. S. Muller, Julian Spagnuolo, Annette Audigé, Andrew Chancellor, Doris Russenberger, Alexandra U. Scherrer, Matthias Hoffmann, Roger Kouyos, Manuel Battegay, Gennaro De Libero and Roberto F. Speck

Correction to: Discrepancy of p16 immunohistochemical expression and HPV RNA in penile cancer. A multiplex in situ hybridization/immunohistochemistry approach study

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Federica Zito Marino, Rosalaura Sabetta, Francesca Pagliuca, Matteo Brunelli, Gabriella Aquino, Sisto Perdonà, Gerardo Botti, Gaetano Facchini, Francesco Fiorentino, Giovanni Di Lauro, Marco De Sio, Ferdinando De Vita, Giorgio Toni, Rodolfo Borges Dos Reis, Luciano Neder and Renato Franco

Discrepancy of p16 immunohistochemical expression and HPV RNA in penile cancer. A multiplex in situ hybridization/immunohistochemistry approach study

The high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection represents one of the main etiologic pathways of penile carcinogenesis in approximately 30–50 % of cases. Several techniques for the detection of HPV are curr...

Authors: Federica Zito Marino, Rosalaura Sabetta, Francesca Pagliuca, Matteo Brunelli, Gabriella Aquino, Sisto Perdonà, Gerardo Botti, Gaetano Facchini, Francesco Fiorentino, Giovanni Di Lauro, Marco De Sio, Ferdinando De Vita, Giorgio Toni, Rodolfo Borges Dos Reis, Luciano Neder and Renato Franco

The prevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus among 10,867 Chinese Han women

To assess the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes among Chinese Han women, and to explore the risk of high-grade cervical lesions associated with individual hr-HPV genotypes.

Authors: Chunlei Guo, Hui Du, Jerome L. Belinson, Chun Wang, Xia Huang, Xinfeng Qu and Ruifang Wu

Hepatitis B virus induces sorafenib resistance in liver cancer via upregulation of cIAP2 expression

HBV promotes cell survival by upregulating the expression of the cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 (cIAP2), however whether it is involved in HBV-induced sorafenib resistance in liver cancer remains un...

Authors: Shouhua Zhang, Nuoya Li, Yanling Sheng, Wen Chen, Qiangliang Ma, Xin Yu, Jianping Lian, Junquan Zeng, Yipeng Yang and Jinlong Yan

The safety and efficacy of Glubran 2 as biliostatic agent in liver resection

Biloma, an encapsulated collection of bile outside the biliary tree, supported by a predominantly iatrogenic biliary fistula, and bile likeage are two of the most important surgical complications after liver r...

Authors: Renato Patrone, Vincenza Granata, Andrea Belli, Raffaele Palaia, Vittorio Albino, Mauro Piccirillo, Roberta Fusco, Fabiana Tatangelo, Guglielmo Nasti, Antonio Avallone and Francesco Izzo

Identification of key genes in hepatitis B associated hepatocellular carcinoma based on WGCNA

Chronic Infection of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one risk factor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Much effort has been made to research the process of HBV-associated HCC, but its molecular mechanisms of carci...

Authors: Chang Liu, Qinghai Dai, Qian Ding, Min Wei and Xiaohong Kong

Protection strategy against outbreak of COVID-19 at a tertiary hematology-oncology: strengths and pitfalls

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak it is mandatory for health care workers to develop containment strategies. Recently published data showed, that cancer patients might have a higher risk for severe course...

Authors: Dominic Kaddu-Mulindwa, Lorenz Thurner, Moritz Bewarder, Niels Murawski, Manfred Ahlgrimm, Thorsten Pfuhl, Barbara Gärtner, Sigrun Smola and Stephan Stilgenbauer

Type-specific persistence, clearance and incidence of high-risk HPV among screen-positive Rwandan women living with HIV

Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is a critical step in cervical carcinogenesis. We report on type-specific hrHPV persistence, clearance and incidence among screen-positive Rwand...

Authors: Gad Murenzi, Patrick Tuyisenge, Faustin Kanyabwisha, Athanase Munyaneza, Benjamin Muhoza, Gallican Kubwimana, Anthere Murangwa, Leon Mutesa, Kathryn Anastos and Philip E. Castle

Circulating cell‐free epstein–barr virus DNA levels and clinical features in Moroccan patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

The identification of effective prognosis biomarkers for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is crucial to improve treatment and patient outcomes. In the present study, we have attempted to evaluate the correlation...

Authors: Amina Gihbid, Raja Benzeid, Abdellah Faouzi, Jalal Nourlil, Nezha Tawfiq, Nadia Benchakroun, Amal Guensi, Karima Bendahhou, Abdellatif Benider, Naima El Benna, Imane Chaoui, Rachida Cadi, Mohammed El Mzibri and Meriem Khyatti

A 12-year retrospective evaluation of anal pre-cancerous lesions and cancer in people living with HIV-1 infection in the Southeastern U.S

Anal cancer is rare in the general population in both genders in the US, but an increased incidence of anal cáncer (AC) has been reported among people living with HIV-1 infection (PLWH) and little is known amo...

Authors: Yuanfan Ye, Greer A. Burkholder, Amrita Mukherjee, Daniel Chu, Anju Bansal, Staci L. Sudenga, Anna Junkins, Sameer Al Diffalha, Michael S. Saag and Sadeep Shrestha

Low expression of NSD1, NSD2, and NSD3 define a subset of human papillomavirus-positive oral squamous carcinomas with unfavorable prognosis

Frequent mutations in the nuclear receptor binding SET domain protein 1 (NSD1) gene have been observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). NSD1 encodes a histone 3 lysine-36 methyltransferase. NSD1

Authors: Steven F. Gameiro, Farhad Ghasemi, Peter Y. F. Zeng, Neil Mundi, Christopher J. Howlett, Paul Plantinga, John W. Barrett, Anthony C. Nichols and Joe S. Mymryk

Correction to: High dose rate intra-cavitary brachytherapy with cobalt 60 source for locally advanced cervical cancer: the Zimbabwean experience

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Shirley Chibonda, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Nomsa Tsikai, Lameck Munangaidzwa, Sandra Ndarukwa, Albert Nyamhunga and Tinashe Mazhindu