Comparing serum protein levels can aid in differentiating HPV-negative and -positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients.
Amy DickinsonMayank SaraswatStina SyrjänenTiialotta TohmolaRobert SilénReija Randén-BradyTimo CarpénJaana HagströmCaj HaglundPetri MattilaAntti MäkitieSakari JoenvääräSuvi SilénPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Serum C7, ApoF and LGALS3BP levels discriminate between HPV-positive and HPV-negative OPSCC. Further studies are needed to validate these host immunity-related proteins as markers for HPV-associated OPSCC.