Prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 variants in the Federal District, Central Brazil

Prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 variants in the Federal District, Central Brazil

We report the prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) variants in women with cervical lesions from the Federal District, Central Brazil. We analyzed 34 HPV-16 samples, identifying the sequence variations of E6 and L1 genes and correlating variant frequency with disease status. The most p...

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Main Authors: Márcio R Cruz, Daniela M Cerqueira, Waldenor B Cruz, Geni NL Camara, Marcelo M Brígido, Evandro O Silva, Luciano GS Carvalho, Cláudia RF Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
human papillomavirus type 16
variants
Federal District
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300007

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