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Genetic variability and functional implication of the long control region in HPV-16 variants in Southwest China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Xi Juemin, Chen Junying, Xu Miaoling, Yang Hongying, Luo Jia, Pan Yue, Wang Xiaodan, Qiu Lijuan, Yang Jiajia, Sun Qiangming
Abstract excerpt
HPV-16 long control region (LCR) has been shown to be the most variable region of the HPV-16 genome and may play important roles in viral persistence and the development of cervical cancer. This study aimed to assess the risk of HPV-16 LCR variants for cervical cancer in women of Southwest China. 2146 cervical scrapings of volunteer outpatients and 74 cervical cancer tissues were screened.14 entire HPV-16 LCRs...
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