Genetic susceptibility to HPV infection and cervical cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix (SCCC) is one of the leading causes of death in developing countries. Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major risk factor to develop malignant lesions in the cervix. Polymorphisms of the MHC and p53 genes seem to influence the outcome of...
Main Authors: | P.C. Maciag, L.L. Villa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1999-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000700017 |
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