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Papillomavirus Vaccines MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Tree Number(s)
D20.215.894.899.498
Unique ID
D053918
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053918
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
HPV Vaccine
HPV Vaccines
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
Human Papillomavirus Vaccines
Papillomavirus Vaccine
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Cancer Vaccines (1996-2006)
Viral Vaccines (1989-2006)
See Also
Cancer Vaccines
Public MeSH Note
2007
History Note
2007
Date Introduced
2007/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Papillomavirus Vaccines Preferred
Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Narrower
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