Genetic variability and functional implication of the long control region in HPV-16 variants in Southwest China.

HPV-16 long control region (LCR) has been shown to be the most variable region of the HPV-16 genome and may play important roles in viral persistence and the development of cervical cancer. This study aimed to assess the risk of HPV-16 LCR variants for cervical cancer in women of Southwest China. 21...

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Main Authors: Juemin Xi, Junying Chen, Miaoling Xu, Hongying Yang, Jia Luo, Yue Pan, Xiaodan Wang, Lijuan Qiu, Jiajia Yang, Qiangming Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5540483?pdf=render