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SUBMITTER: Zahreddine M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201033 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zahreddine Monica M Mayrand Marie-Hélène MH Therrien Christian C Trevisan Andrea A Dagenais Carole C Monnier Patricia P Laporte Louise L Niyibizi Joseph J Deshaies Catherine C Carceller Ana Maria AM Fraser William W Brassard Paul P Lacroix Jacques J Bédard Marie-Josée MJ Girard Isabelle I Audibert François F Coutlée François F Trottier Helen H
EClinicalMedicine 20200407
<i>Background:</i> There is a paucity of data on the dynamics of human papillomavirus (HPV) antibodies in children. We aimed to describe the vertical transmission and clearance of antibodies against HPV6, 11, 16 and 18 in children. <i>Methods:</i> We used data from pregnant women recruited into the HERITAGE cohort study between 2009 and 2012 who were positive for HPV-DNA at baseline. Dried blood spots were collected during the first trimester in pregnant participants, and at birth, 6, 12, and 24 ...[more]