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Table 2 Concordance between histological type of OPSCC and ancillary testing for high-risk HPV

From: Low prevalence of p16-positive HPV-related head-neck cancers in Thailand: tertiary referral center experience

Tumor type

n

p16+

ISH+

qPCR+a

Keratinizing

84

14

4

5/9

Non-keratinizing with maturation

18

10

4

5/8

Non-keratinizing

8

7

8

5/5

Total

110

31

16

15/22

  1. a only p16-positive cases with adequate DNA yield were tested by qPCR
  2. ISH DNA in situ hybridization, qPCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction
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BMC Cancer

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