Abstract

BackgroundThe Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection that generally goes unnoticed due to a lack of symptoms; however, HPV can lead to anogenital warts and, in chronic cases, cervical cancer. The Merck pharmaceutical company developed a commercial version of a quadrivalent recombinant non-infectious vaccine that was tested in preclinical research. This vaccine targets serotypes HPV16 and HPV18, which cause an estimated 70% of all cervical cancers, as well as serotypes HPV6 and HPV11, which cause 90% of external genital warts.

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