Advocacy for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

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Hoarseness 590 (80.2%) Breathing disorder 266 (36.1%) Swallowing disorder 130 (17.7%) Voice abnormality 541 (73.5%) Breathing abnormality during exercise 308 (41.8%) Breathing abnormality at rest 234 (31.8%) Active papilloma growth…

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Fundamental Biology of Human Papillomaviruses

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Viral gene Viral life cycle Transformation and oncogenesis Immune modulation E1 DNA helicase activity. Regulates viral gene transcription   E2 Regulates early gene promoter Knockout due to integration of viral genome…

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Impact on Quality of Life

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Fig. 6.1 Clinical score, modified from the Derkay-Coltrera RRP staging /severity score (Derkay et al. 1998) Unfortunately, there does not currently exist a validated, disease-specific tool for measuring HRQOL in…

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The Cidofovir Controversy

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Study Design Cohort Outcomes Bevacizumab Mohr et al. (2014) Case series Intravenous: 5–15 mg/kg per dose q 2–3 weeks initially, then increase interval N = 5 4 adults 1 child,…

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Monitoring Public Health Impact of HPV Vaccination on RRP

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Study Type of study Study period Onset (age) Incidence per 100,000 persons Prevalence per 100,000 persons Country/study population Lindeberg and Elbrond (1990) Population-based registry 1968–1984 Juvenile (<20 years) 0.362 – Denmark/Funen…

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