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Variants in immune-related genes and genital HPV 16 persistence in men.
Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jun 2019
Mainali Bigyan, Schabath Matthew B, Sudenga Staci L, Ye Yuanfan, Wiener Howard W, Villa Luisa L, Giuliano Anna R, Shrestha Sadeep
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: While most human papillomavirus (HPV) infection clears on its own, persistent HPV infection can cause genital warts and anal, penile and oropharyngeal cancers in men. We conducted genetic analysis in a sub-cohort of the HPV infection in men (HIM) study to test the hypothesis that differences in host genes influence HPV persistence in men. METHODS: Baseline and longitudinal genital HPV status at the...
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