Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines
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Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes virtually all cases of cervical cancer, the second most common cause of death from cancer among women worldwide. This Review examines prophylactic HPV subunit vaccines based on the ability of the viral L1 capsid protein to form virus-like particles (VLPs) that induce high levels of neutralizing antibodies. Following preclinical research by laboratorie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci28607