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Distribution of human papillomavirus 16 E6/E7 variants in cervical cancer and intraepithelial neoplasia in Chinese women.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Nov 2010
Ding Tian, Wang Xinyu, Ye Feng, Cheng Xiaodong, Lu Weiguo, Xie Xing
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INTRODUCTION: Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 is the major etiological agents of cervical cancer. Recently, the studies have demonstrated that HPV intratypic variations could affect oncogenic potential to cervical cancer development. The objectives of this study were to identify HPV-16 E6 and E7 variants prevalent in Chinese women and to assess the risk of them for invasive cervical carcinoma and cervical...
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