This short review outlines our understanding of cervical cancer precursors, concentrating on
the central etiologic role of persistent human papillomavirus infection. The stages of cervical …

High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are involved in the etiopathogenesis of cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer. After taking HPV into account, smoking …

Cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate synthase (cGAS) detects
intracellular DNA and signals through the adapter protein STING to initiate the antiviral …

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma represents the second most common cutaneous
malignancy, affecting 7–11% of Caucasians in the United States. The genetic determinants …

Transplant recipients have elevated cancer risk including risk of human papillomavirus
(HPV)-associated cancers of the cervix, anus, penis, vagina, vulva and oropharynx. We …

A small percentage of women with cervical HPV infection progress to cervical neoplasia,
and the risk factors determining progression are incompletely understood. We sought to …

Background Cervical cancer is caused primarily by human papillomaviruses (HPV). The
polymorphism rs1042522 at codon 72 of the TP53 tumour-suppressor gene has been …

Recent discoveries on the origins of modern humans from multiple archaic hominin
populations and the diversity of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) suggest a complex …

High‐risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is the major risk factor for cervical cancer
(CxCa). The role of genetic susceptibility in the disease has been suggested, but the existing …

Many studies on associations between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele frequencies
and susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been performed. However …