Correlation between ebv co-infection and HPV16 genome integrity in Tunisian cervical cancer patients

Infection with high risk Human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is necessary but not sufficient to cause cervical carcinoma. This study explored whether multiple HR-HPV or coinfection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) influence the integration status of HPV16 genome. The presence and typing of HPV in a series of...

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Main Authors: Saloua Kahla, Sarra Oueslati, Mongia Achour, Lotfi Kochbati, Mohamed Badis Chanoufi, Mongi Maalej, Ridha Oueslati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000200039