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Human Papillomavirus
Research from Medical University of Vienna in the area of human papillomavirus described
March 10th, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of General Virology, "Evidence of a possible association of cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) types, especially members of the genus Betapapillomavirus, and the development of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is accumulating. Vaccination with virus-like particles (VLPs) consisting of self-assembled L1, the major capsid protein, has been introduced to control anogenital HPV infection." "This study examined the serological relationship between betapapillomavirus (beta 3-PV) types 5 and 8 and the new type HPV-92, which has recently been isolated from a basal cell carcinoma containing a high number of viral...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-10)
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