[Human papillomatosis viruses and cervical cancer]

Recent data on the role of human papillomaviruses in the arising and development of cervical neoplasia are reviewed. Cervical dysplasia is characterized, its natural history and the role of papillomaviruses in arising of dysplasia and cervical cancer are described. Modern results on identification of the capsid antigen and DNA of human papillomaviruses in different cervical lesions are presented. Several types of papillomaviruses with different oncogenic potential, as well as molecular aspects of the virus gene expression and cellular differentiation are discussed.