Missing immune molecule may explain why some HPV patients sprout giant horn-like growths

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Missing immune molecule may explain why some HPV patients sprout giant horn-like growths

Most people get infected with human papilloma virus at some point in their lives but, thanks to a robust immune response, are none the wiser. Unless giant horn-like growths sprout from their skin. An exceedingly rare feature of HPV known as tree-man syndrome, this condition is a far cry from the skin and genital warts that often accompany symptomatic disease.

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