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HPV16 variants in squamous intraepithelial lesions in human immunodeficiency virus-negative and -positive Brazilian women.
Viral immunology - 1 Jan 2006
Gheit Tarik, Simoes Renata Toscano, Tommasino Massimo, Donadi Eduardo Antonio, Gonçalves Maria Alice Guimarāes
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidence supports the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) intratype variations in the development of cervical lesions in immunocompetent women, but few studies investigated HPV16 variants in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women. This is the first study in Brazil evaluating HPV16 variants in women with (n = 19) and without (n = 22) HIV infection, as well as cervical lesions. Although...
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