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Papillomavirus Vaccines

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Definition: Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS. Human vaccines are intended to reduce the incidence of UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS, so they are sometimes considered a type of CANCER VACCINES. They are often composed of CAPSID PROTEINS, especially L1 protein, from various types of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS.     
See Also Cancer Vaccines 		Other names Vaccines, Papillomavirus; Vaccines, Human Papillomavirus; Papillomavirus Vaccines, Human; Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines; HPV Vaccines; Human Papillomavirus Vaccines
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
human papillomavirus vaccine L1, type 6,11,16,18  0   *Papillomavirus Vaccines Alphapapillomavirus. Drugs 2006;66(9):1263-71; Federal Register 71(83):25593 2006
human papillomavirus vaccine, L1 type 16, 18  0   *Papillomavirus Vaccines Alphapapillomavirus.
human papillomavirus type 18 L1 VLP vaccine  0   *Papillomavirus Vaccines. Vaccine 2004 Aug 13;22(23-24):3004-7
human papillomavirus vaccine, TA  0   *Papillomavirus Vaccines. Lancet 1996 Jun 1;347(9014):1523-7

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