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The significance of mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms on the risk of BK virus coinfection in women with human papillomavirus-positive cervical lesions.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2011
Comar Manola, Segat Ludovica, Crovella Sergio, Bovenzi Massimo, Cortini Enzo, Tognon Mauro
Abstract excerpt
The simultaneous detection of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) and BK virus (BKV) has been recently reported in cervical cancers, suggesting that these viruses may act together in the process of cell transformation; host genetic polymorphisms may also influence virus persistence/reactivation. To disclose a possible role of the gene encoding for the mannose-binding lectin, MBL2, in susceptibility to BKV...
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