Association of the vaginal microbiota with human papillomavirus infection in a Korean twin cohort.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most important causative agent of cervical cancers worldwide. However, our understanding of how the vaginal microbiota might be associated with HPV infection is limited. In addition, the influence of human genetic and physiological factors on the vaginal microbiota...

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Main Authors: Jung Eun Lee, Sunghee Lee, Heetae Lee, Yun-Mi Song, Kayoung Lee, Min Ji Han, Joohon Sung, GwangPyo Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661536?pdf=render