Identification of Human Papillomavirus Type 58 Lineages and the Distribution Worldwide

• Main Authors: Chan, P.K.S., Luk, A.C.S., Park, J.S., Smith-McCune, K.K., Palefsky, J.M., Konno, R., Giovannelli, L., Coutlee, F., Hibbitts, S., Chu, T.Y., Settheetham-Ishida, W., Picconi, M.A., Ferrera, A., De Marco, F., Woo, Y.L., Raiol, T., Pina-Sanchez, P., Cheung, J.L.K., Bae, J.H., Chirenje, M.Z., Magure, T., Moscicki, A.B., Fiander, A.N., Di Stefano, R., Cheung, T.H., Yu, M.M.Y., Tsui, S.K.W., Pim, D., Banks, L.
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12856/; http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/203/11/1565.long; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir157

Background. Human papillomavirus type 58 (HPV-58) accounts for a much higher proportion of cervical cancers in East Asia than other types. A classification system of HPV-58, which is essential for molecular epidemiological study, is lacking. Methods and results. This study analyzed the sequences...