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Intratype HPV16 sequence variation within LCR of isolates from asymptomatic carriers and cervical cancers.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Dec 2001
Schmidt M, Kedzia W, Goździcka-Józefiak A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HPV16 is a predominant type of virus identified in genital lesions and strongly associated with the development of genital cancers. Infection with the virus is considered to be the main risk factor in the development of cervical cancer. Based on HPV16 DNA isolated from invasive cancers, a classification of intratype genetic variants was established and the strains were designated according to...
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