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Reply to: Beta human papillomaviruses and skin cancer

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replying to P. F. Lambert et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-3023-0 (2020)

In the accompanying comment1, Lambert et al. present several points that call into question the conclusions of our recent article2. We clearly acknowledge the importance of the points raised and appreciate the opportunity to provide a discussion of our conclusions in light of the previous literature related to the role of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) in skin carcinogenesis.

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  1. Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    John D. Strickley, Jonathan L. Messerschmidt & Shadmehr Demehri

  2. Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    John D. Strickley, Jonathan L. Messerschmidt & Shadmehr Demehri

  3. James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

    John D. Strickley, Alfred Bennett Jenson & Joongho Joh

  4. Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

    John D. Strickley & Joongho Joh

  5. Center for Predictive Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

    Joongho Joh

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All authors who wrote the original manuscript and formulated its conclusions (J.D.S., J.L.M., A.B.J., J.J., S.D.) contributed to this response; J.D.S., J.L.M. and S.D. wrote the response; A.B.J. and J.J reviewed and edited the response.

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Strickley, J.D., Messerschmidt, J.L., Jenson, A.B. et al. Reply to: Beta human papillomaviruses and skin cancer. Nature 588, E22–E23 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-3024-z

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