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1. 1. Human papillomavirus in anogenital cancer, with special reference to the viral capsid

   Författare :Pirkko Heino; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Infection with the oncogenic types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), particularly HPV type 16, is the major cause of anogenital dysplasias, which are precursor lesions of anogenital cancers. Studies of the HPV capsid are of interest, since HPV capsids are attractive candidates for cancer-preventive vaccines, since detection of viral capsids in clinical specimens can be used to monitor viral infectivity and spread and since HPV capsid seropositivity is a useful epidemiological marker of HPV exposure. LÄS MER