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SUBMITTER: Zhang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4539913 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Chuqing C Park Jong-Sup JS Grce Magdalena M Hibbitts Samantha S Palefsky Joel M JM Konno Ryo R Smith-McCune Karen K KK Giovannelli Lucia L Chu Tang-Yuan TY Picconi María Alejandra MA Piña-Sánchez Patricia P Settheetham-Ishida Wannapa W Coutlée Francois F De Marco Federico F Woo Yin-Ling YL Ho Wendy C S WC Wong Martin C S MC Chirenje Mike Z MZ Magure Tsitsi T Moscicki Anna-Barbara AB Sabol Ivan I Fiander Alison N AN Chen Zigui Z Chan Martin C W MC Cheung Tak-Hong TH Burk Robert D RD Chan Paul K S PK
The Journal of infectious diseases 20140530 10
Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype 52 is commonly found in Asian cases of cervical cancer but is rare elsewhere. Analysis of 611 isolates collected worldwide revealed a remarkable geographical distribution, with lineage B predominating in Asia (89.0% vs 0%-5.5%; P(corrected) < .001), whereas lineage A predominated in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. We propose that the name "Asian lineage" be used to denote lineage B, to signify this feature. Preliminary analysis suggested a higher disease ris ...[more]