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The interaction between HPV infection and estrogen metabolism in cervical carcinogenesis
1 Dec 1991
Abstract excerpt
Cancer of the genital tract is the final outcome of some infections with human papillomavirus (HPVs), and the most estrogen-sensitive cells are at greatest risk for the HPV-related cancers. Therefore we investigated relationships between HPVs and estrogen metabolism in cells of the genital tract. Increased conversion of estradiol to 16 alpha-hydroxyestrone, known to be a risk factor for cancer in some other...
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