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Project Number: | I01BX004420-01A1 |
| Title: | Immunogenetic determinants of HPV-related head and neck cancer in Veterans |
| Principal Investigator: | Donna L. White |
| Location: | Houston, TX |
| Congressional District Code: | 9 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2018 - June 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $123,751 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$344,419 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: While numbers of tobacco-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) sharply declined during the latter half of the 20th century, incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated HNSCC specifically oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), which like cervical cancer is currently thought to be predominantly an HPV-related cancer, has sharply increased. The number of persons exposed to HPV is far greater than the number who ultimately develop HPV-related cancers, thus heritable genetic factors as... |