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Molecular biology of human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer
11 Apr 2006
Abstract excerpt
HPVs (human papillomaviruses) infect epithelial cells and cause a variety of lesions ranging from common warts/verrucas to cervical neoplasia and cancer. Over 100 different HPV types have been identified so far, with a subset of these being classified as high risk. High-risk HPV DNA is found in almost all cervical cancers (>99.7%), with HPV16 being the most prevalent type in both low-grade disease and cervical...
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