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The Invisible Enemy – How Human Papillomaviruses Avoid Recognition and Clearance by the Host Immune System
28 Dec 2012
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) needs to persist in squamous epithelia for a certain amount of time to complete its reproductive cycle. Therefore, the virus has evolved multiple immune evasion strategies. The interplay of these immune evasion mechanisms with the host immune system decides whether a HPV infection is cleared or becomes persistent. Clearance of HPV-induced lesions is mediated by a cellular immune...
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