High Rate of Infection by Only Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus in Amerindians

High Rate of Infection by Only Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus in Amerindians

ABSTRACT Human papillomavirus (HPV), an etiological agent of cervical cancer (CC), has infected humans since ancient times. Amerindians are the furthest migrants out of Africa, and they reached the Americas more than 14,000 years ago. Some groups still remain isolated, and some migrate to towns, for...

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Main Authors: Daniela Vargas-Robles, Magda Magris, Natalia Morales, Maurits N. C. de Koning, Iveth Rodríguez, Tahidid Nieves, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Gloria I. Sánchez, Luis David Alcaraz, Larry J. Forney, María-Eglée Pérez, Luis García-Briceño, Leen-Jan van Doorn, María Gloria Domínguez-Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-06-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
diversity
human papillomavirus
lifestyle
oncogenic virus
urbanization
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00176-18

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00176-18

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