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Articles

TLR5 and TLR7 are differentially expressed in human papillomavirus-positive and negative base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma, and TLR7 may have an independent prognostic influence

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Pages 206-210 | Received 05 Sep 2018, Accepted 18 Nov 2018, Published online: 22 Feb 2019

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