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Variants of human papillomaviruses 16 and 18 and their natural history in human immunodeficiency virus-positive women.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 2005
Schlecht Nicolas F, Burk Robert D, Palefsky Joel M, Minkoff Howard, Xue Xiaonan, Massad L Stewart, Bacon Melanie, Levine Alexandra M, Anastos Kathryn, Gange Stephen J, Watts D Heather, Costa Maria M Da, Chen Zigui, Bang Ji Yon, Fazzari Melissa, Hall Charles, Strickler Howard D
Abstract excerpt
Highly oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 and 18 variants might be expected to be particularly aggressive in HIV-positive women. The association of HPV16 and 18 variant lineages with race, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection, CD4+ T-cell count, HIV-RNA level, time-to-clearance of HPV infection and presence of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study...
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