Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have evolved over millions of years to propagate
themselves in a range of different animal species including humans. Viruses that have co …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) comprise a diverse group, and have different epithelial
tropisms and life-cycle strategies. Many HPVs are classified as low-risk, as they are only …

Human papillomaviruses are small DNA viruses with a tropism for squamous epithelia. A
unique aspect of human papillomavirus molecular biology involves dependence on the …

A recent report that 93 per cent of invasive cervical cancers worldwide contain human
papillomavirus (HPV) may be an underestimate, due to sample inadequacy or integration …

Background: High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are etiologic agents for anogenital
tract cancers and have been detected in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas …

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

The identification of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types as a necessary cause of
cervical cancer offers the prospect of effective primary prevention and the possibility of …

The E5 proteins are short transmembrane proteins encoded by many animal and human
papillomaviruses. These proteins display transforming activity in cultured cells and animals …

Viruses may contribute to the development of human tumors by different mechanisms:
indirectly by inducing immunosuppression or by modifying the host cell genome without …

The integration of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA into the human genome has been
generally accepted as a characteristic of malignant lesions. To gain a better understanding …