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Preferred term

Papillomavirus Vaccines  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS. Human vaccines are intended to reduce the incidence of UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS, so they are sometimes considered a type of CANCER VACCINES. They are often composed of CAPSID PROTEINS, especially L1 protein, from various types of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS.

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Synonym(s)

  • Papillomavirus Vaccine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XFCZQ25B-N

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