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Identification of human papillomavirus type 53 L1, E6 and E7 variants in isolates from Brazilian women.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Oliveira Ledy H S, Santos Larissa S, Augusto Everton F, Neves Felipe P G
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus type 53 (HPV 53), which belongs to genus Alpha, species A6, has spread among women worldwide. Although it is classified as a probably high risk type, the association between HPV 53 and the development of neoplastic cervical disease is unclear, and HPV 53 is known to be genomically diverse. We investigated 15 cases of HPV 53 genital infection in women living in the state of Rio de Janeiro that...
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