Distribution of human papillomavirus type 16 variants in Lithuanian women with cervical cancer

Background and objective: Cervical cancer usually is caused by HPV 16. However, HPV 16 varies within type; different genotypes are described as prototype or variants. Prevalence of different variants differ according the geographic regions and has an unequal impact for cervical cancer development. O...

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Main Authors: Živilė Gudlevičienė, Aušra Stumbrytė, Gabrielė Juknė, Vaida Simanavičienė, Aurelija Žvirblienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X15001020