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Genomic diversity of human papillomavirus-16, 18, 31, and 35 isolates in a Mexican population and relationship to European, African, and Native American variants.
Virology - 20 Feb 2004
Calleja-Macias Itzel E, Kalantari Mina, Huh John, Ortiz-Lopez Rocio, Rojas-Martinez Augusto, Gonzalez-Guerrero Juan F, Williamson Anna-Lise, Hagmar Björn, Wiley Dorothy J, Villarreal Luis, Bernard Hans-Ulrich, Barrera-Saldaña Hugo A
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer, mainly caused by infection with human papillomaviruses (HPVs), is a major public health problem in Mexico. During a study of the prevalence of HPV types in northeastern Mexico, we identified, as expected from worldwide comparisons, HPV-16, 18, 31, and 35 as highly prevalent. It i...
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