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Human papillomavirus types 16 E6 and E7 contribute differently to carcinogenesis.
Virology - 15 Feb 2000
Song S, Liem A, Miller J A, Lambert P F
Abstract excerpt
High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are etiologically implicated in human cervical cancer. Two viral genes, E6 and E7, are commonly found expressed in these cancer cells. We have previously shown that mice transgenic for the HPV-16 E6 gene or E7 gene, in which the E6 or E7 was expressed in the basal layer of epithelia, developed skin tumors. The spectrum of tumors derived from E6 and E7 mice differed,...
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