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SUBMITTER: Adebamowo SN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7682060 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Adebamowo Sally N SN Adeyemo Adebowale A AA Rotimi Charles N CN Olaniyan Olayinka O Offiong Richard R Adebamowo Clement A CA
BMC medical genetics 20201123 1
<h4>Background</h4>Genetic factors may influence the susceptibility to high-risk (hr) human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and persistence. We conducted the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify variants associated with cervical hrHPV infection and persistence.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were 517 Nigerian women evaluated at baseline and 6 months follow-up visits for HPV. HPV was characterized using SPF<sub>10</sub>/LiPA<sub>25</sub>. hrHPV infection was positive if at least one ...[more]