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Molecular and evolutionary analysis of HPV16 E6 and E7 genes in Greek women.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Tsakogiannis D, Papadopoulou A, Kontostathi G, Ruether I G A, Kyriakopoulou Z, Dimitriou T G, Orfanoudakis G, Markoulatos P
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) non-European variants have been associated with persistent infection and cervical cancer development, while the L83V variant of the E6 gene has been correlated with the progression of cervical malignancy. The present study investigated the presence of the HPV16 L83V variant in Greek women. Molecular evolutionary analysis of the HPV16 E6 and E7 oncogenes was conducted in order...
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