Low presence of papillomavirus and its lack of correlation with clinicopathological factors in breast cancer: a case control study

• Published in: Iranian journal of microbiology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 585 - 593
• Main Authors: Makvandi, Manoochehr, Rashno, Mohammad, Faghihloo, Ebrahim, Bagheri, Shahram, Hesam, Saeed, Mirzaei, Habibollah, Ramezani, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Breast malignant tumor; Human papillomavirus; Nested polymerase chain reaction; Original; Prevalence; Prognostic factors

Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed neoplasm in women worldwide. There is evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may play a key role in breast cancer aggressiveness, but results are conflicting across studies. The aim of this study was to inv...