Viral etiology in retinoblastoma.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) perinatal transmission and risk of HPV persistence among children: Design, methods and preliminary results of the HERITAGE study. From the well-known "hit and run" viruses, we now are familiar with the strong association of human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer with the research leading to development of a vaccine. Presence of human papilloma virus in tumour tissue from children with retinoblastoma: An alternative mechanism for tumour development. [Extracted from the article]