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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(8):654-655; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk137
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press.

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Response: Re: Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 Variants: Race-Related Distribution and Persistence

Long Fu Xi, Laura A. Koutsky

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).

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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 States–based study (1) showed more rapid clearance of European variants of HPV16 and HPV18 among African American women than among white . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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