Detection of human papillomavirus type 16 in plasma cells.

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Chronic benign plasma cell tumor of the cervix, also called chronic plasma cell cervicitis, is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by a heavy infiltration of plasma cells forming granulation tissue. To identify infectious agents associated with this disease, we extracted and analyzed DNA from the 17-year-old paraffin section of the original case report and from granulation tissue surgically removed...

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