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Epidemiology of Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus Infections

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 146))

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are small epitheliotropic DNA viruses. HPV infect keratinocytes in the skin as well as the mucosa. More than 100 different human papillomaviruses have been sequenced so far. Some HPV are involved in cancer development. HPV infection is particularly associated with anogenital cancer, most notably cervical cancer, but likely also with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The beta papillomaviruses (beta-PV) are the most likely candidates to be involved in skin carcinogenesis.

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  3. Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

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Plasmeijer, E.I., Struijk, L., Bouwes Bavinck, J.N., Feltkamp, M.C. (2009). Epidemiology of Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus Infections. In: Stockfleth, E., Ulrich, C. (eds) Skin Cancer after Organ Transplantation. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 146. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78574-5_13

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