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Lineage analysis of human papillomavirus type 18 based on E6 region in cervical samples of Iranian women.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2020
Salavatiha Zahra, Shoja Zabihollah, Heydari Nasrin, Marashi Sayed Mahdid, Younesi Sarang, Nozarian Zohreh, Jalilvand Somayeh
Abstract excerpt
Distinct human papillomavirus (HPV) 18 variants are thought to differ in oncogenic potential and geographic distribution. As such, understanding the regional variants of HPV 18 would be of great importance for evolutionary, epidemiological, and biological analysis. In this regard, the sequence variations of E6 gene were investigated to characterize more common variants of HPV 18 in normal cells, premalignant, and...
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