Abstract: Nowadays, specific mutations of HPV16 DNA have been associated with an increased risk of
high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and
invasive cervical cancer (
ICC) development, including
E6:
Q14H,
H78Y,
L83V, Epsilon7:
N29S,
S63F,
E2:
H35Q,
P219S,
T310K,
E5:
I65V, whereas highly conserved regions of viral DNA have been extensively characterised.