Infectious etiologies for certain human cancers have long been suggested by
epidemiological studies and studies with experimental animals. Important support for this …

During the past 20 years, several types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been
identified that cause specific types of cancers. The etiology of cancer of the cervix has been …

The human papillomaviruses (HPVS) are small DNA tumor viruses that infect epithelial cells
and induce proliferative lesions. Substantial epidemiologic data along with in vitro and in …

Infections with specific types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) have emerged as necessary
but not sufficient factors for the development, at least, of the majority of cervical, vulvar …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses evidence for the involvement of human
papillomaviruses (HPVs) in squamous-cell carcinomas. Progress in developing an …

The papillomavirus family represents a remarkably heterogeneous group of viruses. At
present, 77 distinct genotypes have been identified in humans and partial sequences have …

The oncogenic potential of papillomaviruses (PVs) has been appreciated since the 1930s
yet the mechanisms of virally-mediated cellular transformation are still being revealed …

Papillomaviruses have proved to be the most complex group of human pathogenic viruses.
Eighty‐five genotypes have been fully characterized; approximately 120 additional isolates …

Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) and HPV-18 are often detected in cervical
carcinomas, while HPV-6, although frequently present in benign genital lesions, is only …

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are believed to be the primary causal agents for
development of pre‐neoplastic and malignant lesions of the uterine cervix, and high‐risk …