Exploring HPV-linked head and neck cancer in Southern Punjab, Pakistan: Insights from HPV-16 phylogenetic analysis
The findings obtained in the present study demonstrate the low prevalence of HR-HPV associated HNSCC in Pakistan. Phylogenetic analysis showed that HPV-16 genome isolated and sequenced in this study had a distinct genetic structure and it also shared similarities with genomes reported from Thailand, the United States, India, China, and Europe.
Authors
- Sadia Minhas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8463-2539)
- Shah Jahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1730-5025)
- Afia Abbas
- Romeeza Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0878-7720)
- Nadeem Afzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-0487)
- Muhammad Kashif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1427-8893)
- Muhammad Idrees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-7631)
- Faheem Shahzad
Institutions
- University of the Punjab (PK)
- Nishtar Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- University of Health Sciences Lahore (PK)
- Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2025.03.001
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Health Sciences Lahore