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
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300007

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