Assessing the Reliability and Positive Predictive Value of p16 as a Surrogate for Human Papillomavirus-Mediated E6/7 mRNA Expression in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
Abstract:BACKGROUND:
Human papillomavirus has been implicated in the carcinogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal. p16 expression and the presence of human papillomavirus DNA have been used to define human papillomavirus-positive patients, but neither approach has been validated against the standard of human papillomavirus E6/7 mRNA expression at this disease site.
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of p16 immunohistochemist… Show more
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