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Genome variation of human papillomavirus types: phylogenetic and medical implications.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2006
Bernard Hans-Ulrich, Calleja-Macias Itzel E, Dunn S Terence
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are described as "types" based on their genome sequences and identified by a number. For example, HPV-6 is associated with genital warts, and HPV-16 with anogenital cancers. The genomes of many HPV types have been reisolated, sequenced and compared to reference "prototypes" countless times by laboratories throughout the world. It was found that each HPV type occurs in the form of...
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