Article
Worldwide genomic diversity of the high-risk human papillomavirus types 31, 35, 52, and 58, four close relatives of human papillomavirus type 16.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 2005
Calleja-Macias Itzel E, Villa Luisa L, Prado Jose C, Kalantari Mina, Allan Bruce, Williamson Anna-Lise, Chung Lap-Ping, Collins Robert J, Zuna Rosemary E, Dunn S Terence, Chu Tang-Yuan, Cubie Heather A, Cuschieri Kate, von Knebel-Doeberitz Magnus, Martins Claudia R, Sanchez Gloria I, Bosch F Xavier, Munoz Nubia, Bernard Hans-Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Among the more than one hundred formally described human papillomavirus (HPV) types, 18 are referred to as high-risk HPV types due to their association with anogenital cancer. Despite pathogenic similarities, these types form three remotely related taxonomic groups. One of these groups is called HPV species 9 and is formed by HPV-16, the most common and best-studied type, together with HPV-31, -33, -35, -52, -58,...
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