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Human papillomavirus 16 variants from Zambian women with normal pap smears.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2011
Lei Yan Jun, Makhaola Kgomotso, Pittayakhajonwut Daraporn, Wood Charles, Angeletti Peter C
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 is the most prevalent high-risk viral genotype associated with cervical cancer. Six distinct phylogenetic clusters of HPVs have been identified and are distributed differently across five continents. HPV16 DNA was extracted from cervicolavage samples from women with normal pap smears. The LCR regions were amplified in triplicate, cloned, sequenced, and analyzed from a total of...
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