Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9268284 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Cutaneous epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV)-associated human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are found frequently in skin cancers especially in immunosuppressed people. They are also detectable in the normal skin and hair follicles of a proportion of individuals who have no immune defect. The available evidence to link HPVs causally with skin carcinogenesis is not conclusive, but includes epidemiological, molecular and immunological studies.
Keywords
URRVLPSCCBCCDNAenzyme-linked immunosorbant assaydeoxyribonucleic acidUltravioletUltraviolet radiationepidermodysplasia verruciformisimmunoglobulin ELISAImmunosuppressionSystemic lupus erythematosusSLEupstream regulatory regionpolymerase chain reactionPCRhuman immunodeficiency virusHIVHuman papillomavirusHPVPuvaBasal cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinoma
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Authors
Jane C. Sterling,