| detection and genotyping of human papillomavirus dna in samples from healthy sardinian patients: a preliminary study. | the human papillomavirus (hpv) is involved in the development of different benign and malignant lesions that include in particular squamous tumours of the cervix, skin and the respiratory tracts. in particular, the 'high risk' hpv type 16 (hpv 16) causes genito-rectal epithelial cancers and is suspected of causing epithelial cancers of the head and neck. to determine the presence and genotypes of hpv was determined in saliva samples from 164 subjects recruited from the department of surgery and ... | 2007 | 17686007 |