Factors affecting the prevalence of strongly and weakly carcinogenic and lower-risk human papillomaviruses in anal specimens in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM).

Factors affecting the prevalence of strongly and weakly carcinogenic and lower-risk human papillomaviruses in anal specimens in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM).

MSM are at higher risk for invasive anal cancer. Twelve human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause cervical cancer in women (Group 1 high-risk HPVs (hrHPVs)) and 13 HPVs are probable/possible causes (Group 2 hrHPVs) of cervical malignancy. HPVs rarely associated with malignancy are classified as lower-risk...

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Main Authors: Dorothy J Wiley, Xiuhong Li, Hilary Hsu, Eric C Seaberg, Ross D Cranston, Stephen Young, Gypsyamber D'Souza, Otoniel Martínez-Maza, Katherine DeAzambuja, Kristofer Chua, Shehnaz K Hussain, Roger Detels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3835810?pdf=render

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