Biology GCSE
HPV and cervical cancer
What HPV and cervical cancer means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of HPV and cervical cancer
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Reference: OCR
An interaction in which high-risk strains of sexually transmitted HPV integrate viral DNA into cervical epithelial cells, disrupting normal cell cycle controls and triggering malignant cervical cancer tumours.
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