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The natural history of HPV infection in men

In men, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can cause two different types of external genital lesions: condylomata (genital warts) and penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN). A new study provides clinical and molecular data on the progression of HPV infection to condylomata and PeIN, as well as virus genotype information that might be useful for vaccine preparation.

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Fernández-Nestosa, M., Cubilla, A. The natural history of HPV infection in men. Nat Rev Urol 12, 478–480 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2015.200

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