Lack of association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism, HPV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Brazilian women

• Main Authors: Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva (Author), Adriano de Paula Sabino (Author), Alexandre Tafuri (Author), Angélica Alves Lima (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Cervical cancer has high prevalence and mortality rates in worldwide female population. Persistent infection by high-risk Human Papillomavirus (hr-HPV) is the main cause of this cancer. However, many environmental, genetical, and epigenetical cofactors can modulate viral infectio...