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Human papillomavirus 18-immortalized endocervical cells with in vitro cytokeratin expression characteristics of adenocarcinoma.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Feb 1994
Yokoyama M, Tsutsumi K, Pater A, Pater M M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether human papillomavirus (HPV) 18 has a role in the development of adenocarcinoma from human endo- or ectocervical cells. METHODS: Secondary cultures of human endo- and ectocervical cells were assayed for immortalization by HPV 18 DNA using lipofection. The effects of immortalization on the patterns of cytokeratin expression were determined by indirect immunofluorescence using...
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