Spectrum of HPV types before and after treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and 3

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer [1]. According to the International Agency on Cancer (IARC) classification, only 12 HPV types are classified as high risk (HR) HPV types and manifest carcinogenicity to humans and 13 are classified as probably or possibly carcinogenic of which five HPV types are based on phylogeny but without sufficient evidence in humans [2]. Several HPV types are regarded as low risk (LR) HPV types due to their low degree of association with human malignancy [3].
Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - Category: Virology Authors: Source Type: research