European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 17 , Pages 2935-2939, November 2009

Human papilloma virus in head and neck cancer: The need for a standardised assay to assess the full clinical importance

  • Boudewijn J.M. Braakhuis

      Affiliations

    • Section Tumor Biology, Department of Otolaryngology/Head–Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Address: VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 (0)20 444 09 05: fax: +31 (0)20 444 20 33.
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  • Ruud H. Brakenhoff

      Affiliations

    • Section Tumor Biology, Department of Otolaryngology/Head–Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Chris J.L.M. Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Section of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Peter J.F. Snijders

      Affiliations

    • Section of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • C. René Leemans

      Affiliations

    • Section Tumor Biology, Department of Otolaryngology/Head–Neck Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 25 March 2009; received in revised form 20 August 2009; accepted 21 August 2009. published online 22 September 2009.

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    • PII: S0959-8049(09)00657-1

    doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2009.08.018

    European Journal of Cancer
    Volume 45, Issue 17 , Pages 2935-2939, November 2009