Article
Associations between genetic HPV 16 diversity and cervical cancer prognosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2025
Patury Patrícia, Russomano Fabio B, Moreira Miguel Angelo Martins, Kappaun Nádia R C, de Almeida Liz Maria, Carvalho Raquel B M, Martins Luís Felipe L
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer (CC) arises as a result of chronic and persistent female infection by different oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV). The incidence of this disease is still high in developing countries, such as Brazil, where diagnosis is often made in advanced stages. HPV 16 is the most common Papillomavirus genotype in CC worldwide. Studies regarding the association of different HPV 16 lineages...
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- Prospective Studies
- Brazil
- Prognosis
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Papillomavirus Infections
