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The natural history of cervical human papillomavirus infections and cervical cancer: gaps in knowledge and future horizons.
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America - 1 Jun 2013
Wheeler Cosette Marie
Abstract excerpt
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Most HPV infections are benign and resolve on their own, but some women develop persistent HPV infections. Persistent HPV infection with certain high-risk HPV genotypes is the necessary cause of most epithelial lesions of the uterine cervix. The importance of latent or quiescent HPV, waning immunity, hormonal milieu,...
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