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Association of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus with Genital Tract Mucosal Immune Factors in HIV-Infected Women.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Feb 2016
Buckley Niall, Huber Ashley, Lo Yungtai, Castle Philip E, Kemal Kimdar, Burk Robert D, Strickler Howard D, Einstein Mark H, Young Mary, Anastos Kathryn, Herold Betsy C
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is prevalent in HIV-infected women and may be associated with mucosal changes that promote HIV replication. METHOD OF STUDY: Innate immune molecules, antimicrobial activity, HIV RNA, and HPV DNA genotypes were measured in a cross-sectional study of 128 HIV-infected women categorized into HPV-16 (n = 8), other HR-HPV (n = 41), and non-HR-HPV controls (n = 79)....
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