Detection of XXXX DNA in @entity418 in Greece.

@entity1 @entity286 @entity5 @entity1083 @entity1721 @entity1082 @entity418 @entity285
AIM: To detect @entity1082 ) in the esophageal mucosa and the possible relationship with @entity418 in Greece. METHODS: Forty-nine @entity1 underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and esophageal biopsy at a university hospital that acts as a referral center for Northern Greece. Nineteen of these @entity1 (14 male and 5 female) had @entity1721 ( @entity1721 ) and 30 (15 male and 15 female) did not have any reported @entity5 . Histopathological assessment was followed by polymerase chain reaction analysis of all the samples. @entity1 demographic data (age, sex, and place of birth) and information regarding smoking habits, @entity285 consumption or sexual habits were collected. A method of statistical interference, verification of hypotheses based on homogeneity and independent   (2) test, was used. RESULTS: From the 49 @entity1 that underwent EGD and biopsy, 19 had @entity1721 and 30 had normal esophageal mucosa, with a mean age of 65.2 years. Regarding the prevalence of oncogenic risk factors for @entity418 , an interesting conclusion was that 78% of the @entity1 used @entity286 and almost one-third had multiple sexual partners, whereas only 20% of the @entity1 consumed @entity285 , which was not statistically significant, when compared to the control group. In the @entity1721 group, the only two positive samples were among the male @entity1 (2/14 male @entity1 with @entity1721 , 14.5%). No HPV was identified in the control group. The predominant HPV types identified were 11 and 31, which have a low malignancy potential. The presence of HPV DNA in the @entity1721 group was not statistically significant, 95% confidence interval (  2=3.292, P=0.07). CONCLUSION: This is the first relevant study in Greece, and despite the lack of statistical significance, the issue of @entity1083 and @entity1721 does merit further investigation.
