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New variants of E6 and E7 oncogenes of human papillomavirus type 31 identified in Northeastern Brazil.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Nov 2011
Chagas Bárbara S, Batista Marcus V A, Guimarães Vilma, Balbino Valdir Q, Crovella Sergio, Freitas Antonio C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize E6 and E7 oncogenes genetic variability of HPV-31 isolated from cervical scraping samples of Northeastern Brazilian women. METHODS: E6 and E7 were amplified with specific primers, cloned and sequenced. The sequences obtained were aligned with the GenBank reference sequences with the aim of evaluating the possible genetic variants. RESULTS: We identified several genetic...
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