| Literature DB >> 2991933 |
Abstract
Four of six human cervical carcinoma biopsies were shown to contain the DNA of the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) covalently linked with the tumor cell DNA. HPV-16-specific mRNA species were observed in only one of the four tumors. No such sequences were found in the three other specimens in conditions that permitted the detection of less than one mRNA molecule per cell. It is concluded that maintenance of the malignant nature of these cervical tumors does not depend on the continuous transcriptional activity of HPV-16.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2991933 PMCID: PMC391158 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.16.5540
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205