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HPV16 E6 polymorphism and physical state of viral genome in relation to the risk of cervical cancer in women from the south of Poland.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2017
Szostek Slawa, Zawilinska Barbara, Klimek Malgorzata, Kosz-Vnenchak Magdalena
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to analyse the correlation between HPV16 E6 variants and the physical status of viral genome (integrated, mixed, episomal) among patients with cervical cancer (n=40) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions - LSIL (n=40). The study was performed on 80 HPV16 positive samples. HPV16 E6 variants were identified using PCR and DNA sequencing. Nucleotide sequences of E6 were compared...
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