Persistent papillomavirus type-31 and type-45 infections predict the progression to squamous intraepithelial lesion

• Main Authors: Maria Teresa Schettino (Author), Franco Pietro Ammaturo (Author), Elena Grimaldi (Author), Antonietta Legnante (Author), Azalea Marcello (Author), Giovanna Donnarumma (Author), Nicola Colacurci (Author), Marco Torella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been recognized as the major etiologic agent of cervical squamous cell carcinoma. However, it has been demonstrated that HPV infection is usually a self-limited process and does not lead to significant epithelial lesions or cancer. Recent data indicate that...