Role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cancers

Authors

  • A Khan Department of Virology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and National Health Laboratory Service, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8738-1867

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i10.1318

Keywords:

HPV, Cancer

Author Biography

  • A Khan, Department of Virology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and National Health Laboratory Service, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa

    Pathologist

    Department of Virology

    National Health Laboratory Service

    University of KwaZulu Natal

    School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences

    Research interests include Human papillomavirus (HPV), HIV drug resistance, diagnostic virology, clinical virology

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2023-10-23

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Khan A. Role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cancers. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 23 [cited 2025 Oct. 30];113(10):10. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1318

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