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Fifteen new nucleotide substitutions in variants of human papillomavirus 18 in Korea : Korean HPV18 variants and clinical manifestation.
Virology journal - 24 May 2020
Kim Namhee, Park Jeong Su, Kim Ji Eun, Park Jae Hyeon, Park Hyunwoong, Roh Eun Youn, Yoon Jong Hyun, Shin Sue
Abstract excerpt
High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an essential factor for the development of cervical cancer. HPV18 is the second most common carcinogenic HPV type following HPV16, but the lineages of HPV18 have been less well studied than those of HPV 16. The purpose of this study was to analyze the nucleotide variants in the E6, E7, and L1 genes of HPV18, to assess the prevalence of HPV18 variants in Korea and...
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