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Genetic characterization and clinical implications of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) variants from northeastern Argentina.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Badano Inés, Totaro Maria Elina, Culasso Andrés Carlos Alberto, Sanabria Daiana Jimena, Schurr Theodore G, Balette Ileana Cristina, Roisman Alejandro, Basiletti Jorge, Picconi María Alejandra, Campos Rodolfo Héctor, Liotta Domingo Javier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) plays a central role in the development of cervical cancer. Worldwide studies indicate the existence of HPV16 variants that show different geographic distributions and oncogenic potential. OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to describe the genetic variation of HPV16 isolates identified in urban women with different grades of cervical lesions living in northeastern Argentina....
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