High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Targets Crossroads in Immune Signaling

Persistent infections with a high-risk type human papillomavirus (hrHPV) can progress to cancer. High-risk HPVs infect keratinocytes (KCs) and successfully suppress host immunity for up to two years despite the fact that KCs are well equipped to detect and initiate immune responses to invading patho...

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Main Authors: Bart Tummers, Sjoerd H. van der Burg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/7/5/2485