Detection of high-risk human papillomavirus in the tonsils of galilee region adults and young adults undergoing tonsillectomy.

Reut Aviv MordechaiShay SteinbergLiat Apel-SaridEty ShaoulSimona Zisman RozenLubna KhouryOhad Ronen

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)

HPV DNA is rare in non-malignant tonsil tissues of young adults and adults who underwent tonsillectomy in the Galilee area. Further research should be done in larger cohorts.

Keyphrases

young adults
high grade
circulating tumor
cell free
label free
quantum dots
nucleic acid
sensitive detection