NIH研究人员发现,乙型HPV在免疫系统薄弱者中可能导致皮肤癌。 NIH researchers find that beta-HPV can cause skin cancer in those with weak immune systems.

NIH的研究人员发现,乙型HPV是一种常见的皮肤病毒,在免疫系统衰弱的人中可直接造成皮肤癌。 Researchers at the NIH have discovered that beta-HPV, a common skin virus, can directly cause skin cancer in people with weakened immune systems. 在患有基因突变损害免疫反应的病人身上,病毒导致细胞癌。 In a patient with a genetic mutation impairing immune response, the virus led to squamous cell carcinoma. 在干细胞移植之后,病人的HPV相关疾病,包括皮肤癌得到解决。 After a stem cell transplant, the patient's HPV-related diseases, including the skin cancer, resolved. 这一发现可能改变被免疫腐蚀的个人的皮肤癌治疗方法。 This finding could alter treatment approaches for skin cancer in immunocompromised individuals.