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Evidence of human papillomavirus in the placenta.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2011
Weyn Christine, Thomas Dominique, Jani Jacques, Guizani Meriem, Donner Cathérine, Van Rysselberge Michel, Hans Christine, Bossens Michel, Englert Yvon, Fontaine Véronique
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an epitheliotropic virus typically infecting keratinocytes but also possibly epithelial trophoblastic placental cells. In the present study, we set out to investigate whether HPV can be recovered from transabdominally obtained placental cells to avoid any confounding...
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