[Virological and carcinogenic aspects of HPV].

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Human papillomaviruses are small viruses belonging to the Papillomaviridae. More than 100 genotypes have been identified, causing benign (low-risk HPV) or malignant (high-risk HPV) cutaneous or mucosal lesions. The low-risk HPV6 and HPV11 provoke genital warts, while the high-risk HPV16 and HPV18 can cause cervical cancer. The HPVgenome includes several open reading frames that encode proteins involved in viral...

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