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Human papillomavirus subtypes are not uncommon.
Virology - 25 May 2007
Hazard Kristina, Andersson Kristin, Dillner Joakim, Forslund Ola
Abstract excerpt
While both variants and types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are common, subtypes (2-10% sequence divergence in the L1 gene) have been considered to be rare. We searched GenBank and in-house databases using a 440 nt L1 fragment and identified 7, 30 and 10 subtypes/putative subtypes in the HPV genera Alpha, Beta and Gamma, respectively. The number of types/putative types in each genus was 54, 58 and 103. Thus,...
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