Human papillomavirus, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and killer immunoglogulin-like receptors: a Western Australian cohort study

Human papillomavirus, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and killer immunoglogulin-like receptors: a Western Australian cohort study

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent in cervical cancer and HPV genotypes 16 and 18 cause the majority of these cancers. Natural killer (NK) cells destroy virally infected and tumour cells via killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) that recognize decreased MHC class I ex...

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Main Authors: Brestovac, Brian, Wong, Michelle, Tjendera, Raymond, Costantino, Paul, Mamotte, Cyril, Witt, Campbell
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2013
Subjects:
High-grade CIN
Cervical cancer
Natural killer cells
KIR
Human papillomavirus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7550

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