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SUBMITTER: Schabath MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3949156 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schabath Matthew B MB Villa Luisa L LL Lin Hui-Yi HY Fulp William J WJ Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo E Salmerón Jorge J Abrahamsen Martha E ME Papenfuss Mary R MR Quiterio Manuel M Giuliano Anna R AR
International journal of cancer 20131113 10
At present it is unknown whether the higher prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among smokers in men is attributed to a higher probability of acquiring an infection or because of longer infection persistence. Thus, we investigated the role of smoking on the incidence (acquisition) and clearance (persistence) of genital HPV infections among 4,026 men in the HPV in Men (HIM) Study, a multinational prospective study of the natural history of genital HPV infection in men. Genital HPV ...[more]