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Genetic susceptibility to HPV infection and cervical cancer.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jul 1999
Maciag P C, Villa L L
Abstract excerpt
Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix (SCCC) is one of the leading causes of death in developing countries. Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major risk factor to develop malignant lesions in the cervix. Polymorphisms of the MHC and p53 genes seem to influence the outcome...
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