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Clonal History of Papillomavirus-Induced Dysplasia in the Female Lower Genital Tract
20 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dysplastic lesions of the vagina or the vulva often occur in women who have a previous history of cervical dysplasia. Most lesions in the female lower genital tract are induced by infections with high-risk oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs), including HPV16 and HPV18. HR-HPV genomes frequently integrate into host cell chromosomes at random sites. We analyzed viral integration sites in multiple...
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