The human Papillomavirus twilight zone – Latency, immune control and subclinical infection
The incorporation of HPV DNA testing into cervical screening programs has shown that many HPV-positive women are cytologically normal, with HPV-positivity fluctuating throughout life. Such results suggest that papillomaviruses may persist in a latent state after disease clearance, with sporadic recu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | Tumour Virus Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666679023000150 |