Table 2. Summary of the number of Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes detected according to anatomical location of the potentially malignant disorders (PMD) and oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) included in this study.
| Anatomical localization | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Mobile part of the tongue | Gum | Cheek | Others | ||
| PMD | All HPVs | 5 | 5 | |||
| Alphapapillomavirus HPV | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Betapapillomavirus HPV | 5 | 5 | ||||
| OSCC | All HPVs | 29 | 13* | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Alphapapillomavirus HPV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Betapapillomavirus HPV | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
* one co-infection with α-& β-HPVs