title: Past, present, and future of HPV research: highlights from the 19th International Papillomavirus Conference-HPV2001.
abstract: This manuscript summarizes the papers presented at the 19th International Papillomavirus Conference, held in Florianopolis, Brazil, September 1-7, 2001, divided in four main areas: Clinical diagnosis and screening, Epidemiology, Biology and Immunology. It provides an overview of what we know about the biology and life cycle of these viruses, their interaction with human and animal hosts, and the diseases that they cause. Highlights derive from the analysis of more than 500 papers presented at the Conference.
authors.affiliation: Virology Department, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, R. Professor Antonio Prudente 109, 4th floor, 01509-010 Sao Paulo, Brazil. llvilla@ludwig.org.br
authors.forename: Luisa Lina
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Hans-Ulrich
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kast
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hildesheim
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amestoy
authors.forename: Eduardo L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000502:physiology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology