Genetic diversity, variation and recombination among the human papillomaviruses (HPVs) genomes isolated in China: a comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis.

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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are widespread, sexually transmitted group of viruses that infect most individuals at some stage, causing genital warts and cancers. They are members of the Papillomaviridae family, which contains about 400 HPV types. China is among the high HPV burden countries with reported infections of multiple HPV types, accounting for 17.3% of global deaths and 18.2% of global new cases. Thus,...

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