Productive lifecycle of human papillomaviruses that depends upon squamous epithelial differentiation.
The target of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is stratified epidermis, and the infection causes diseases ranging from benign condylomas to malignant tumors. Infection of HPVs in genital tracts is one of common sexually transmitted infections, and is a major risk factor of cervical cancer. The infectio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00152/full |