During the past 20 years, several types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been
identified that cause specific types of cancers. The etiology of cancer of the cervix has been …

Infectious etiologies for certain human cancers have long been suggested by
epidemiological studies and studies with experimental animals. Important support for this …

Infections with specific types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) have emerged as necessary
but not sufficient factors for the development, at least, of the majority of cervical, vulvar …

The human papillomaviruses (HPVS) are small DNA tumor viruses that infect epithelial cells
and induce proliferative lesions. Substantial epidemiologic data along with in vitro and in …

A small group of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause almost all cervical carcinoma and a
significant percentage of other anogenital tract and oral carcinoma. Another group of HPVs …

The papillomavirus family represents a remarkably heterogeneous group of viruses. At
present, 77 distinct genotypes have been identified in humans and partial sequences have …

Approximately 20% of all cancers are associated with infectious agents. Among them,
human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are very common and are now recognized as the …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses evidence for the involvement of human
papillomaviruses (HPVs) in squamous-cell carcinomas. Progress in developing an …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small double‐stranded DNA viruses that infect the
cutaneous and mucosal epithelium. Infection by specific HPV types has been linked to the …

Papillomaviruses have proved to be the most complex group of human pathogenic viruses.
Eighty‐five genotypes have been fully characterized; approximately 120 additional isolates …