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Silencing of E7 oncogene restores functional E-cadherin expression in human papillomavirus 16-transformed keratinocytes
19 Jun 2008
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly type 16, is causally associated with cancer of the uterine cervix. The persistence or progression of cervical lesions suggests that viral antigens are not adequately presented to the immune system. This hypothesis is reinforced by the observation that most squamous intra-epithelial lesions show quantitative and functional alterations of Langerhans cells (LCs)....
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