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Contribution of TMC6 and TMC8 (EVER1 and EVER2) variants to cervical cancer susceptibility.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jan 2012
Castro Felipe A, Ivansson Emma L, Schmitt Markus, Juko-Pecirep Ivana, Kjellberg Lennart, Hildesheim Allan, Gyllensten Ulf B, Pawlita Michael
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer (CxCa) is caused by persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection; genetic predisposition is also suspected to play a role. Our study is a targeted candidate gene follow-up based on: (i) strong clinical evidence demonstrating that mutations in the TMC6 and TMC8 (EVER1 and EVER2) genes associate with the HPV-associated disease epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) and (ii) recent epidemiological...
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