Genetic variation of human papillomavirus type 16 in individual clinical specimens revealed by deep sequencing.

Viral genetic diversity within infected cells or tissues, called viral quasispecies, has been mostly studied for RNA viruses, but has also been described among DNA viruses, including human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) present in cervical precancerous lesions. However, the extent of HPV genetic var...

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Main Authors: Iwao Kukimoto, Tomohiko Maehama, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Yumiko Ogasawara, Kazunari Kondo, Rika Kusumoto-Matsuo, Seiichiro Mori, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Takamasa Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Yamaji, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Kentaro Hanada, Makoto Kuroda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24236186/pdf/?tool=EBI