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High Rate of Infection by Only Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus in Amerindians.
mSphere - 1 Jan 2000
Vargas-Robles Daniela, Magris Magda, Morales Natalia, de Koning Maurits N C, Rodríguez Iveth, Nieves Tahidid, Godoy-Vitorino Filipa, Sánchez Gloria I, Alcaraz Luis David, Forney Larry J, Pérez María-Eglée, García-Briceño Luis, van Doorn Leen-Jan, Domínguez-Bello María Gloria
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV), an etiological agent of cervical cancer (CC), has infected humans since ancient times. Amerindians are the furthest migrants out of Africa, and they reached the Americas more than 14,000 years ago. Some groups still remain isolated, and some migrate to towns, forming a gradient spanning urbanization. We hypothesized that, by virtue of their history, lifestyle, and isolation from the...
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