© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press.
CORRESPONDENCE |
Response: Re: Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 Variants: Race-Related Distribution and Persistence
Affiliations of authors: Department of Pathology (LFX), School of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology (LFX, LAK), School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Correspondence to: Long Fu Xi, MD, PhD, 1914 North 34th St, Ste 300, Seattle, WA 98103 (e-mail: longfu@u.washington.edu).
| The first 10% of the full text of this article appears below. |
Sichero et al. report an interesting finding and make an important observation. Their study in Brazil showed no difference between whites and nonwhites in clearance rates of European variants of human papillomaviruses (HPV) 16 and 18. In contrast, our United Statesbased study (1) showed more rapid clearance of European variants of HPV16 and HPV18 among African American women than among white
Related Correspondence
![]()
CiteULike
Connotea
Del.icio.us What's this?
J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 99: 653-654.