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Detection of human papillomavirus type 18 E6 and E7‐specific CD4+ T‐helper 1 immunity in relation to health versus disease
8 Sept 2005
Abstract excerpt
The most common high-risk human papillomavirus types, HPV16 and 18, differ markedly with respect to their interaction with the host. Clearance of HPV18 infections generally takes longer and HPV18-positive cancers have a poorer prognosis. We therefore evaluated Th1-type immunity against the E6 and E7 oncoproteins of HPV18 in healthy subjects and in patients with HPV18-positive genital cancer, and compared the...
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