Article
Genetic diversity of HPV16 and HPV18 in Brazilian patients with invasive cervical cancer.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2016
Vidal Joao Paulo C B, Felix Shayany Pinto, Chaves Cláudia B P, Patury Patrícia, Franco Vanessa F, de Morais Evaneide A, de Carvalho Neile A, Carvalho Aurenice C L, Almeida Neto Olimpio F, Vieira Lina Maria T M, Correa Flavia Miranda, Martins Luís Felipe Leite, Negrão Antonio, de Almeida Liz Maria, Moreira Miguel Angelo Martins
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women, and ∼70-80% of these cancers are associated with two human papillomavirus types: HPV16 and HPV18. Several studies have reported that intra-type diversity is associated with the progression of infection to invasive cancer. Herein, we report the genetic diversity of HPV16 and HPV18 in a cohort of 594 Brazilian women with invasive cervical cancer and...
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