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Novel E6 and E7 oncogenes variants of human papillomavirus type 31 in Brazilian women with abnormal cervical cytology.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Chagas Bárbara Simas, Batista Marcus Vinicius de Aragão, Crovella Sergio, Gurgel Ana Pavla Almeida Diniz, Silva Neto Jacinto da Costa, Serra Ivi Gonçalves Soares Santos, Amaral Carolina Maria Medeiros, Balbino Valdir Queiroz, Muniz Maria Tereza Cartaxo, Freitas Antonio Carlos
Abstract excerpt
HPV-31 has been widely described as an important oncogenic type, showing high incidence in worldwide and especially in Northeastern Brazil. We sought to identify the presence of specific mutations in HPV-31 E6 and E7 oncogenes in women with abnormal cervical smear. We enrolled 150 gynecological patients from Sergipe State, Northeastern Brazil. HPV screening was carried out by polymerase chain reaction (MY09/11)....
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