Methylation of CpG 5962 in L1 of the human papillomavirus 16 genome as a potential predictive marker for viral persistence: A prospective large cohort study using cervical swab samples

Abstract Several studies have demonstrated that the viral genome can be methylated by the host cell during progression from persistent infection to cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate whether methylation at a specific site could predict the development of viral persistence and...

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Main Authors: Jasmin Fertey, Jörg Hagmann, Hans‐Joachim Ruscheweyh, Christian Munk, Susanne Kjaer, Daniel Huson, Juliane Haedicke‐Jarboui, Frank Stubenrauch, Thomas Iftner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2771