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High Whole-Genome Sequence Diversity of Human Papillomavirus Type 18 Isolates.
Viruses - 7 Feb 2018
van der Weele Pascal, Meijer Chris J L M, King Audrey J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The most commonly found human papillomavirus (HPV) types in cervical cancer are HPV16 and HPV18. Genome variants of these types have been associated with differential carcinogenic potential. To date, only a handful of studies have described HPV18 whole genome sequencing results. Here we describe HPV18 variant diversity and conservation of persistent infections in a longitudinal retrospective cohort...
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