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Molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus 18 infections in Japanese Women.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2020
Yamaguchi-Naka Mayuko, Onuki Mamiko, Tenjimbayashi Yuri, Hirose Yusuke, Tasaka Nobutaka, Satoh Toyomi, Morisada Tohru, Iwata Takashi, Sekizawa Akihiko, Matsumoto Koji, Kukimoto Iwao
Abstract excerpt
Among the oncogenic genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV18 is the second most common type detected in cervical cancer worldwide and is primarily involved in the generation of cervical adenocarcinoma. Although HPV intra-type variants confer different risks of cervical carcinogenesis, there is little information on the genetic diversity of HPV18 compared to the most prevalent type, HPV16. In this study, we...
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