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| − | The papillomaviruses are a group of small DNA | + | The papillomaviruses are a group of small [[DNA]] [[virus]]es which induce warts (or papillomas) in a variety of higher [[vertebrates]], including [[humans]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The first papillomavirus was described in 1933 when Richard Shope<ref>Shope RE, Hurst EW. infectious papillomatosis of | + | The first papillomavirus was described in 1933 when Richard Shope<ref>Shope RE, Hurst EW. infectious papillomatosis of [[rabbit]]s; with a note on the histopathology. ''J Exp Med'' 1933;58:607-624.</ref> recognized the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) as the etiologic agent responsible for cutaneous papillomatosis in the cottontail rabbit. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Virology]] | [[Category:Virology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:15, January 14, 2009
The papillomaviruses are a group of small DNA viruses which induce warts (or papillomas) in a variety of higher vertebrates, including humans.
History
The first papillomavirus was described in 1933 when Richard Shope[1] recognized the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) as the etiologic agent responsible for cutaneous papillomatosis in the cottontail rabbit.