Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Dr. A. Venuti, IRCSS Regina Elena National Cancer
Institute, (Rome, Italy) for providing BPV-2-positive samples as a kind
gift as well as Dr. G. Salvatore, of Regione Basilicata, Drs. E. Grieco
and S. Milone from Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) of Salerno, Dr R.N. La
Rizza from ASL of Vibo Valentia, Dr. Domenico Rufrano, scholarship
holder of Naples University, and Dr. S. Morace, University of Catanzaro
“Magna Graecia” for their technical assistance.
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