Focus on HPV Infection and the Molecular Mechanisms of Oral Carcinogenesis
Luigì Santacroce, Michele Di Cosola, Lucrezia Bottalico, Skënder Topi, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Andrea Ballini, Francesco Inchingolo, Angela Pia Cazzolla, Gianna Dipalma
Abstract
This study is focused on the epidemiological characteristics and biomolecular mechanisms that lead to the development of precancerous and cancerous conditions of oral lesions related to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infections. Current evidence from the literature demonstrates the role of HPV in potentially malignant oral disorders. Therefore, the underlying biomolecular processes can give arise, or contribute to, benign lesions as well as to oral carcinogenesis.
Topics & Concepts
CarcinogenesisHuman papilloma virusEpidemiologyMedicineCancer researchBiologyImmunologyBioinformaticsPathologyCancerInternal medicineCervical cancerOral Health Pathology and TreatmentCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchHead and Neck Cancer Studies