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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Advances in Vaccine Technology

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  Gardasil Gardasil 9 Cervarix Gender Females and males in the USA Females and males in the USA Females Age (years) 9–26 Females 9–26 and males 9–21 9–25 Recommended age…

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