Human Papillomavirus Type 16 L2 Dna Methylation in Exfoliated Cervical Cells From College-age Women.

ObjectivesThe Carolina Women’s Care Study (CWCS) at the University of South Carolina followed 467 young women with the goal of identifying biomarkers of human papillomavirus (HPV) persistence. In this study, we analyzed the methylation of HPV16 DNA.MethodsThe aims of this study were to determine the