Mesh term Papillomavirus Vaccines
Browse to parent terms:Viral Vaccines
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
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