Sex differences in HPV immunity among adults without cancer

• Main Authors: Melina J. Windon (Author), Tim Waterboer (Author), Alexander T. Hillel (Author), Wade Chien (Author), Simon Best (Author), Charles Stewart (Author), Lee Akst (Author), Tanya Troy (Author), Noemi Bender (Author), Brett Miles (Author), William R. Ryan (Author), Rajarsi Mandal (Author), Karen Pitman (Author), David W. Eisele (Author), Carole Fakhry (Author), Gypsyamber D'Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancers is rising, particularly among men. Whether observed epidemiological differences in sex are explained by differences in sexual exposure and/or by immune response is unclear. In this cross-sectional, multi-institutional study...