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Beta-papillomavirus DNA loads in hair follicles of immunocompetent people and organ transplant recipients.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 May 2012
Weissenborn Sönke, Neale Rachel E, Waterboer Tim, Abeni Damiano, Bavinck Jan Nico Bouwes, Green Adele C, Harwood Catherine A, Euvrard Sylvie, Feltkamp Mariet C W, de Koning Maurits N C, Naldi Luigi, Quint Wim G V, Tessari Gianpaolo, Proby Charlotte M, Wieland Ulrike, Pfister Herbert
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing evidence of an association between human papillomaviruses (HPV) of the beta-genus (beta-PV) and the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The viral DNA load may be an important determinant of pathogenicity, but there are currently no baseline epidemiological data relating to load in people without SCC. We investigated DNA-loads of eight beta-PV types previously associated...
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