NIH-funded study uncovers range of molecular alterations in head and neck cancers, new potential drug targets

Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered genomic differences - with potentially important clinical implications - in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States, and the number of HPV-related head and neck cancers has been growing. Almost every sexually active person will acquire HPV at some point in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: NHGRI Press Releases - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: news