Human epithelial cells immortalized by human papilloma viruses.

doi:10.1615/critrevoncog.v6.i3-6.20

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Human epithelial cells immortalized by human papilloma viruses.

Critical reviews in oncogenesis - 1 Jan 1995

Zheng J, Vaheri A

Abstract excerpt

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small DNA viruses capable of inducing proliferation of epithelial cells in the natural hosts. The etiologic association between HPV and many forms of human cancer, especially squamous tumors of the anogenital region, has been generally recognized. Human epithelia...

Topics

Animals
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Cell Transformation, Viral
Cytokines
DNA, Viral
Growth Substances
Humans
Mice
Papillomaviridae
Phenotype

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