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Association Of Known And Unknown Oncoviruses With External Genital Lesion (Egl) Manifestations In A Multinational Cohort Of Men, Shams Ur Rahman
Association Of Known And Unknown Oncoviruses With External Genital Lesion (Egl) Manifestations In A Multinational Cohort Of Men, Shams Ur Rahman
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Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are double-stranded, DNA, epitheliotropic viruses that infect skin and mucosal membranes. Over 200 types of HPV have been identified and classified into alpha (α), beta (β), gamma (γ), mu (µ), and nu (ν) genera. HPV in the genus α mainly infect mucosal membranes, cause the majority of the ano-genital cancers, and are widely studied. However, epidemiology of HPV in the other genera, which mainly infect skin, is poorly understood. Few studies have reported the seroprevalence of cutaneous HPV among healthy individuals, and to date, no study has prospectively examined the association between cutaneous HPV seropositivity and development …