HPV types 16/18 L1 E6 and E7 proteins seropositivity and cervical cancer risk in HIV-positive and HIV-negative black South African women.
Mwiza Gideon SinginiElvira SinghDebbie BradshawWenlong Carl ChenMelitah MotlhaleAbram Bunya KamizaChantal Babb de VilliersMazvita MuchengetiChristopher G MathewRobert NewtonNoemi BenderTim WaterboerFreddy SitasPublished in: Infectious agents and cancer (2022)
Our data show that HPV (L1, especially E6 and E7) antibody positivity is associated with cervical cancer in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. Nonetheless, being HIV-positive plays an important role in the development of cervical cancer.