Tracing Human Papilloma Virus in Breast Tumors of Iranian Breast Cancer Patients
Saeed Reza Ghaffari MD, PhD
Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorTayebeh Sabokbar MSc
Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorZahra Meshkat MSc, PhD
Department of Virology, Tarbiat Modares Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorForouzandeh Fereidooni MD
Department of Pathology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorMaryam Rafati MD
Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorKazem Zendehdel MD, PhD
Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Medical epidemiology and biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorSaeed Reza Ghaffari MD, PhD
Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorTayebeh Sabokbar MSc
Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorZahra Meshkat MSc, PhD
Department of Virology, Tarbiat Modares Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorForouzandeh Fereidooni MD
Department of Pathology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorMaryam Rafati MD
Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorKazem Zendehdel MD, PhD
Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Medical epidemiology and biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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