One hundred eighteen papillomavirus (PV) types have been completely described, and a
yet higher number of presumed new types have been detected by preliminary data such as …

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

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

Papillomaviruses infect epithelial cells, and depend on epithelial differentiation for
completion of their life cycle. The expression of viral gene products is closely regulated as …

Imiquimod is an immune response modifier commercially available as a 3.75 and 5% cream.
Topical imiquimod stimulates the innate and adaptive immune responses and induces …

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are responsible for warts and other benign proliferations.
However, several genotypes have also been associated with cervical and other anogenital …

A pair of degenerate PCR primers (FAP59/64) was designed from two relatively conserved
regions of the L1 open reading frame of most human papillomaviruses (HPV). The size of …

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are epitheliotropic viruses, with some types suggested to be
associated with skin cancer. In this study, swab samples collected from five different sites on …

BACKGROUND Certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) have been shown to be
etiologically related to the development of uterine cervical and other genital cancers, but …

Our aim was to study the phylogenetic relationships of all known papillomaviruses (PVs) and
the possibility of establishing a supratype taxonomic classification based on this information …