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Association between human papillomavirus 16 E6 variants and human leukocyte antigen class I polymorphism in cervical cancer of Swedish women.
Human immunology - 1 May 2003
Zehbe Ingeborg, Mytilineos Joannis, Wikström Ingrid, Henriksen Rudi, Edler Lutz, Tommasino Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), particularly HPV16, represents the prime risk factor in cervical carcinogenesis. HPV variants (e.g., within the E6 gene) together with immunogenetic factors of the host may be responsible either for effective viral clearance, or alternatively, for viral persistence. Peripheral blood from 27 HPV16 positive Swedish women with cervical carcinoma, who had...
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