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Identify the correct HPV types associated with genital warts (condyloma acuminata):

  1. HPV 32
  2. HPV 16 and HPV 18 (high-risk types)
  3. HPV 8
  4. HPV 6 and HPV 11 (low-risk types)
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Correct answer: D. HPV 6 and HPV 11 (low-risk types)

  • A. HPV 32 is associated with some oral papillomas; not genital warts.
  • B. HPV 16 and HPV 18 are high-risk types responsible for the majority of cervical cancers and a significant proportion of oropharyngeal cancers; they do not typically cause visible genital warts.
  • C. HPV 8 is associated with some skin lesions in immunocompromised patients; not a primary genital wart type.
  • D. Correct. HPV 6 and HPV 11 are the low-risk genital HPV types responsible for condyloma acuminata (genital warts). They are associated with low malignant potential.

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