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Identified a distinct papillomavirus DNA type in cervical-cancer tissue and tested its prevalence in additional biopsy samples.
Scientific scope
Identified a distinct papillomavirus DNA type in cervical-cancer tissue and tested its prevalence in additional biopsy samples. Scope limitation: This is the HPV16 discovery and association study, not by itself the full causal program or the later preventive vaccines.
Evidence
Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. This is the HPV16 discovery and association study, not by itself the full causal program or the later preventive vaccines.
Contributors
- M Dürst · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- L Gissmann · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- H Ikenberg · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- H zur Hausen · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- A papillomavirus DNA from a cervical carcinoma and its prevalence in cancer biopsy samples from different geographic regions.
- A papillomavirus DNA from a cervical carcinoma and its prevalence in cancer biopsy samples from different geographic regions. — deposited bibliography
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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