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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Di Domenico M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300347 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer biology & therapy 20180514 10
Human Papilloma Virus infection is very frequent in humans and is mainly transmitted sexually. The majority of infections are transient and asymptomatic, however, if the infection persists, it can occur with a variety of injuries to skin and mucous membranes, depending on the type of HPV involved. Some types of HPV are classified as high oncogenic risk as associated with the onset of cancer. The tumors most commonly associated with HPV are cervical and oropharyngeal cancer, epigenetic mechanisms ...[more]