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Variants of human papillomavirus type 16 predispose toward persistent infection.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Lei, Liao Hong, Yang Binlie, Geffre Christopher P, Zhang Ai, Zhou Aizhi, Cao Huimin, Wang Jieru, Zhang Zhenbo, Zheng Wenxin
Abstract excerpt
A cohort study of 292 Chinese women was conducted to determine the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 variants and persistent viral infection. Enrolled patients were HPV16 positive and had both normal cytology and histology. Flow-through hybridization and gene chip technology was used to identify the HPV type. A PCR sequencing assay was performed to find HPV16 E2, E6 and E7 gene variants. The...
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