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SUBMITTER: Morale MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5823898 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morale Mirian Galliote MG da Silva Abjaude Walason W Silva Aline Montenegro AM Villa Luisa Lina LL Boccardo Enrique E
Scientific reports 20180222 1
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women worldwide. Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types is the main risk factor for the development of cervical cancer precursor lesions. HPV persistence and tumor development is usually characterized by innate immune system evasion. Alterations in Toll-like receptors (TLR) expression and activation may be important for the control of HPV infections and could play a role in the progression of lesions an ...[more]