• 2004 BSc, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2011 PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, postgraduate study of Molecular and Cell Biology, Zagreb, Croatia

2020-2024 Multifactor analysis of HPV infected cells in cervical cancer development (HRZZ IP-2019-04-3403)

Rector's award in the Academic year 2002/2003

1. Sabol I, Matovina M, Si-Mohamed A, Grce M. Characterization and Whole Genome Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E1-1374^63nt Variants. PLoS ONE 2012; 7 (7): 1-11.
2. Leović, Dinko; Sabol, Maja; Ozretić, Petar; Musani, Vesna; Car, Diana; Marjanović, Ksenija; Zubčić, Vedran; Sabol, Ivan; Sikora, Miroslav; Grce, Magdalena; Glavaš-Obrovac, Ljubica; Levanat, Sonja. Hh-Gli signaling pathway activity in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head and neck-journal for the sciences and specialties of the head and neck. 2012 Jan;34(1):104-12. doi: 10.1002/hed.21696
3. Grce, Magdalena; Matovina, Mihaela; Milutin-Gasperov, Nina; Sabol, Ivan. Advances in cervical cancer control and future perspectives. Collegium Antropologicum. 34 (2010) 731-6
4. Sabol, Ivan; Čretnik, Maja; Hadžisejdić, Ita; Si-Mohammed, Ali; Matovina, Mihaela; Grahovac, Blaženka; Levanat, Sonja; Grce, Magdalena. A New Approach for the Evaluation of the Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Variability with High Resolution Melting Analysis. Journal of Virological Methods. 162 (2009) 142-147
5. Sabol, Ivan; Matovina, Mihaela; Milutin Gašperov, Nina; Grce, Magdalena. Identification of a novel human papillomavirus type 16 E1 gene variant with potentially reduced oncogenicity. Journal of Medical Virology. 80 (2008) 2134-2140
6. Sabol, Ivan; Salakova, Martina; Smahelova, Jana; Pawlita, Michael; Schmitt, Markus, Milutin Gašperov, Nina; Grce, Magdalena; Tachezy, Ruth. Evaluation of different techniques for the identification of human papillomavirus (HPV) types of low prevalence. Journal of clinical microbiology. 46 (2008) 1606-1613

Books and book chapters

Book chapters

• Grce, M., Milutin Gašperov, N. & Sabol, I. (2019) Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. U: Grubišić, G., Harni, V. & Babić, D. (ur.) Kolposkopski atlas. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 57-75.

• Grce, M., Sabol, I. & Milutin Gašperov, N. (2019) 2. Genetics and epigenetics of head and neck cancer. U: Prgomet, D. (ur.) Tumori glave i vrata. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 8-20.

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Lapaš Barišić, M., Sarajlija, H., Klarić, E., Knežević, A., Sabol, I. & Pandurić, V. (2023) Detection of Leachable Components from Conventional and Dental Bulk-Fill Resin Composites (High and Low Viscosity) Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Method. Polymers, 15 (3), 627, 16.

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• Šimić, I., Božinović, K., Milutin Gašperov, N., Kordić, M., Pešut, E., Manojlović, L., Grce, M., Dediol, E. & Sabol, I. (2023) Head and Neck Cancer Patients’ Survival According to HPV Status, miRNA Profiling, and Tumour Features—A Cohort Study. International journal of molecular sciences, 24 (4), 3344, 15 doi:10.3390/ijms24043344.

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• Krolo, I., Kasumović, A., Matoc, I., Sabol, I., Radman, I. & Ratković, M. (2023) The ABCD grading system in assessment of corneal cross-linking effect in keratoconus with different cone locations. Journal of optometry, 16 (1), 74-80 doi:10.1016/j.optom.2021.09.002.

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• Badovinac, S., Glodić, G., Sabol, I., Džubur, F., Jankovic Makek, M., Baričević, D., Koršić, M., Popović, F., Srdić, D. & Samaržija, M. (2022) Tranexamic Acid vs Adrenaline for Controlling Iatrogenic Bleeding During Flexible Bronchoscopy. Chest, 163 (4), 985-993 doi:10.1016/j.chest.2022.10.013.

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• Skelin, J., Sabol, I. & Tomaić, V. (2022) Do or Die: HPV E5, E6 and E7 in Cell Death Evasion. Pathogens, 11 (9), 1027, 16 doi:10.3390/pathogens11091027.

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• Kasumović, A., Matoc, I., Kasumović, A., Sabol, I., Radman, I. & Krolo, I. (2022) Assessment of the postoperative effect of corneal cross-linking on keratoconus using the ABCD grading system. Indian journal of ophthalmology, 70 (1), 79-84 doi:10.4103/ijo.ijo_368_21.

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• Šumilin, L., Musić, L., Puhar, I., Sabol, I., Japirko, I., Kuna, K. & Lončar Brzak, B. (2022) Diagnostic Accuracy of Salivary aMMP-8 Test in Infertile Women and Blood Finding Analysis. Acta stomatologica Croatica, 56 (2), 98-108 doi:10.15644/asc56/2/1.

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• Tomaić, V., Milutin Gašperov, N., Sabol, I. & Grce, M. (2022) HPV-associated oncogenesis in head and neck cancer. Liječnički vjesnik : glasilo Hrvatskoga liječničkog zbora, 144 (3-4), 106-111 doi:10.26800/lv-144-3-4-7.

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• Milutin Gašperov, N., Sabol, I., Tomaić, V. & Grce, M. (2022) Epigenetic markers in head and neck cancer: special view on HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. Liječnički vjesnik : glasilo Hrvatskoga liječničkog zbora, 144 (3-4), 96-105 doi:10.26800/lv-144-3-4-6.

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• Krolo, I., Blazeka, M., Merdzo, I., Vrtar, I., Sabol, I. & Petric Vickovic, I. (2021) Mask-Associated Dry Eye During COVID-19 Pandemic-How Face Masks Contribute to Dry Eye Disease Symptoms. Medicinski arhiv, 75 (2), 144-148 doi:10.5455/medarh.2021.75.144-148.

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• Miletić, M., Markeljević, J., Glavina, A., Sabol, I., Vukosav, V., Mrsić, F., Barić, A. & Mravak-Stipetić, M. (2021) Correlation of clinical and histopathological findings in patients with clinically suspected primary Sjögren syndrome. Reumatizam, 68 (1), 1-13 doi:10.33004/reumatizam-68-1-1.

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• Rotim, Ž., Pelivan, I., Sabol, I., Sušić, M., Ćatić, A. & Bošnjak, A. (2021) Effect of local and systemic factors on dental implant failure - analysis of 670 patients with 1260 implants. Acta clinica Croatica, 60 (3), 367-372. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/1174826).

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• Krolo, I., Blazeka, M., Merdzo, I., Vrtar, I., Sabol, I. & Vickovic, I. (2021) Mask-Associated Dry Eye During COVID-19 Pandemic-How Face Masks Contribute to Dry Eye Disease Symptoms. Medicinski arhiv, 75 (2), 144-148 doi:10.5455/medarh.2021.75.144-148.

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• Pešut, E., Đukić, A., Lulić, L., Skelin, J., Šimić, I., Gašperov, N., Tomaić, V., Sabol, I. & Grce, M. (2021) Human Papillomaviruses-Associated Cancers: An Update of Current Knowledge. Viruses-Basel, 13 (11), 2234, 32 doi:10.3390/v13112234.

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• Glodić, G., Samaržija, M., Sabol, I., Bulat Kardum, L., Carević Vladić, V., Džubur, F., Jakopović, M., Kuhtić, I., Marušić, A., Mihelčić, D., Popović Grle, S., Strelec, D., Šklebar, T., Šola, A., Žmak, L., van Ingen, J. & Janković Makek, M. (2021) Risk factors for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) in Croatia. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 133 (21-22), 1195-1200 doi:10.1007/s00508-021-01923-x.

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• Milutin Gašperov, N., Sabol, I., Božinović, K., Dediol, E., Mravak-Stipetić, M., Licastro, D., Dal Monego, S. & Grce, M. (2020) DNA methylome distinguishes head and neck cancer from potentially malignant oral lesions and healthy oral mucosa. International journal of molecular sciences, 21 (18), 6853, 23 doi:10.3390/ijms21186853.

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• Marušić, A., Kuhtić, I., Mažuranić, I., Janković, M., Glodić, G., Sabol, I. & Stanić, L. (2020) Nodular distribution pattern on chest computed tomography (CT) in patients diagnosed with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 133, s00508-020-01701-1, 8 doi:10.1007/s00508-020-01701-1.

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• Ljubas Kelečić, D., Lelas, A., Karas, I., Desnica, L., Vukić, T., Sabol, I., Vranešić Bender, D., Serventi Seiwerth, R., Perić, Z., Duraković, N., Vitali Čepo, D., Vrhovac, R., Nemet, D., Pavletic, S., Pulanić, D. & Krznarić, Ž. (2020) Sarcopenia among patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the impact of chronic graft versus host disease. Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 146, 2967-2978 doi:10.1007/s00432-020-03280-0.

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• Šutić, M., Motzek, A., Bubanović, G., Linke, M., Sabol, I., Vugrek, O., Ozretić, P., Brčić, L., Seiwerth, S., Debeljak, Ž., Jakovčević, A., Janevski, Z., Stančić-Rokotov, D., Vukić-Dugac, A., Jakopović, M., Samaržija, M., Zechner, U. & Knežević, J. (2019) Promoter methylation status of ASC/TMS1/PYCARD is associated with decreased overall survival and TNM status in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Translational Lung Cancer Research, 8 (6), 1000-1015 doi:10.21037/tlcr.2019.12.08.

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• Božinović, K., Sabol, I., Rakušić, Z., Jakovčević, A., Šekerija, M., Lukinović, J., Prgomet, D. & Grce, M. (2019) HPV-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer in Croatia — demography and survival. PLoS One, 14 (2), e0211577, 17 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211577.

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• Božinović, K., Sabol, I., Dediol, E., Milutin Gašperov, N., Manojlović, S., Vojtechova, Z., Tachezy, R. & Grce, M. (2019) Genome-wide miRNA profiling reinforces the importance of miR-9 in human papillomavirus associated oral and oropharyngeal head and neck cancer. Scientific reports, 9, 2306, 13 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-38797-z.

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• Radman, M., Glavina, A., Sabol, I. & Mravak-Stipetić, M. (2018) Knowledge of Oral Cancer among the Fourth and Fifth Year Dental Students. Acta stomatologica Croatica, 52 (4), 340-384 doi:10.15644/asc52/4/8.

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• Lončar Brzak, B., Cigić, L., Baričević, M., Sabol, I., Mravak-Stipetić, M. & Risović, D. (2018) Different Protocols of Photobiomodulation Therapy of Hyposalivation. Photomedicine and laser surgery, 36 (2), 78-82 doi:10.1089/pho.2017.4325.

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• Lončar-Brzak, B., Klobučar, M., Veliki-Dalić, I., Sabol, I., Kraljević Pavelić, S., Krušlin, B. & Mravak-Stipetić, M. (2018) Expression of small leucine-rich extracellular matrix proteoglycans biglycan and lumican reveals oral lichen planus malignant potential. Clinical oral investigations, 22 (2), 1071-1082 doi:10.1007/s00784-017-2190-3.

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• Sabol, I., Milutin Gašperov, N., Matovina, M., Božinović, K., Grubišić, G., Fistonić, I., Belci, D., Alemany, L., Džebro, S., Dominis, M., Šekerija, M., Tous, S., de Sanjosé, S. & Grce, M. (2017) Cervical HPV type-specific pre-vaccination prevalence and age distribution in Croatia. PLoS One, 12 (7), e0180480-e0180480 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180480.

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• Vojtechova, Z., Sabol, I., Salakova, M., Smahelova, J., Zavadil, J., Turek, L., Grega, M., Klozar, J., Prochazka, B. & Tachezy, R. (2016) Comparison of the miRNA profiles in HPV-positive and HPV-negative tonsillar tumors and a model system of human keratinocyte clones. Bmc cancer, 16, 382, 14 doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2430-y.

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• Sabol, I., Smahelova, J., Klozar, J., Mravak-Stipetić, M., Gheit, T., Tommasino, M., Grce, M. & Tachezy, R. (2016) Beta-HPV types in patients with head and neck pathology and in healthy subjects. Journal of clinical virology, 82, 159-165 doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.07.019.

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• Janković, M., Sabol, I., Žmak, L., Janković Katalinić, V., Jakopović, M., Obrovac, M., Tićac, B., Bulat Kardum, L., Grle Popović, S., Mareković, I., Samaržija, M. & van Ingen, J. (2016) Microbiological criteria in non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease: a tool for diagnosis and epidemiology. International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease, 20 (7), 934-940 doi:10.5588/ijtld.15.0633.

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• Vojtechova, Z., Sabol, I., Salakova, M., Turek, L., Grega, M., Smahelova, J., Vencalek, O., Lukesova, E., Klozar, J. & Tachezy, R. (2016) Analysis of the integration of human papillomaviruses in head and neck tumours in relation to patients' prognosis. International journal of cancer, 138 (2), 386-395 doi:10.1002/ijc.29712.

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• Dediol, E., Sabol, I., Virag, M., Grce, M., Muller, D. & Manojlović, S. (2016) HPV prevalence and p16INKa overexpression in non-smoking non-drinking oral cavity cancer patients. Oral diseases, 22 (6), 517-522 doi:10.1111/odi.12476.

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• Gašpar, M., Glavina, A., Grubišić, K., Sabol, I., Bušić, M. & Mravak-Stipetić, M. (2015) The Oral Cavity State in Renal Transplant Recipients. Acta stomatologica Croatica, 49 (3), 204-213 doi:10.15644/asc49/3/2.

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• Petrušić, N., Posavac, M., Sabol, I. & Mravak-Stipetić, M. (2015) The Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Salivation. Acta stomatologica Croatica, 49 (4), 309-315 doi:10.15644/asc49/4/6.

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• Milutin Gašperov, N., Sabol, I., Planinić, P., Grubišić, G., Fistonić, I., Ćorušić, A. & Grce, M. (2015) Methylated Host Cell Gene Promoters and Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 Predicting Cervical Lesions and Cancer. PLOS ONE, 10 (6), 1-14 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129452.

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• Žmak, L., Obrovac, M., Janković Makek, M., Sabol, I. & Katalinić-Janković, V. (2015) Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among tuberculosis patients during a five-year period in Croatia. Infectious Diseases, 47 (4), 275-276 doi:10.3109/00365548.2014.987164.

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• Zhang, C., Park, J., Grce, M., Hibbitts, S., Palefsky, J., Konno, R., Smith-McCune, K., Giovannelli, L., Chu, T., Picconi, M., Piña-Sánchez, P., Settheetham-Ishida, W., Coutlée, F., De Marco, F., Woo, Y., Ho, W., Wong, M., Chirenje, M., Magure, T., Moscicki, A., Sabol, I., Fiander, A., Chen, Z., Chan, M., Cheung, T., Burk, R. & Chan, P. (2014) Geographical Distribution and Risk Association of Human Papillomavirus Genotype 52–Variant Lineages. The Journal of infectious diseases, 210 (10), 1600-1604 doi:10.1093/infdis/jiu310.

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• Mravak-Stipetić, M., Lončar-Brzak, B., Bakale-Hodak, I., Sabol, I., Seiwerth, S., Majstorović, M. & Grce Magdalena (2014) Clinicopathologic Correlation of Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Lesions: A Preliminary Study. The scientific world journal, 2014, 746874, 6 doi:10.1155/2014/746874.

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• Ledić Drvar, D., Lipozenčić, J., Sabol, I., Bukvić Mokos, Z., Ilić, I. & Grce, M. (2014) Human papillomavirus status in extragenital nonmelanoma skin cancers. Clinics in dermatology, 32 (2), 248-252 doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.08.009.

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• Hunjak, B., Sabol, I., Vojnović, G., Fistonić, I., Babić-Erceg, A., Peršić, Z. & Grce, M. (2014) Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum in women of reproductive age. Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 289 (2), 407-412 doi:10.1007/s00404-013-2980-z.

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• Janković, M., Samaržija, M., Sabol, I., Jakopović, M., Katalinić-Janković, V., Žmak, L., Tićac, B., Marušić, A., Obrovac, M. & van Ingen Jakko (2013) Geographical distribution and clinical relevance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Croatia. International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease, 17 (6), 836-841 doi:10.5588/ijtld.12.0843.

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• Mravak-Stipetić, M., Sabol, I., Kranjčić, J., Knežević, M. & Grce, M. (2013) Human Papillomavirus in the Lesions of the Oral Mucosa According to Topography. PLoS One, 8 (7), e69736-e69736 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069736.

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• Grce, M., Sabol, I. & Milutin Gašperov, N. (2012) The transforming properties of human papillomavirus oncoproteins. Periodicum biologorum, 114 (4), 479-487.

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• Grce, M., Sabol, I. & Milutin Gašperov, N. (2012) Burden and prevention of HPV related diseases: Situation in Croatia. Periodicum biologorum, 114 (2), 175-186.

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• Hunjak, B., Grce, M., Sabol, I. & Peršić, Z. (2012) Urogenital infections with Ureaplasma urealyticum or Ureaplasma parvum in women. Medix, 18 (98), 113-118.

• Sabol, I., Matovina, M., Si-Mohamed, A. & Grce, M. (2012) Characterization and Whole Genome Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E1-1374^63nt Variants. PLoS One, 7 (7), 1-11 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041045.

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• Leović, D., Sabol, M., Ozretić, P., Musani, V., Car, D., Marjanović, K., Zubčić, V., Sabol, I., Sikora, M., Grce, M., Glavaš-Obrovac, L. & Levanat, S. (2012) Hh-Gli signaling pathway activity in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head and neck, 34 (1), 104-112 doi:10.1002/hed.21696.

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• Poljak-Blaži, M., Jaganjac, M., Sabol, I., Mihaljević, B., Matovina, M. & Grce, M. (2011) Effect of ferric ions on reactive oxygen species formation, cervical cancer cell lines growth and E6/E7 oncogene expression. Toxicology in vitro, 25 (1), 160-166 doi:10.1016/j.tiv.2010.10.013.

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• Grce, M., Matovina, M., Milutin-Gašperov, N. & Sabol, I. (2010) Advances in cervical cancer control and future perspectives. Collegium antropologicum, 34 (2), 731-736.

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• Sabol, I., Čretnik, M., Hadžisejdić, I., Si-Mohammed, A., Matovina, M., Grahovac, B., Levanat, S. & Grce, M. (2009) A New Approach for the Evaluation of the Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Variability with High Resolution Melting Analysis. Journal of Virological Methods, 162 (1-2), 142-147 doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.07.029.

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• Matovina, M., Sabol, I., Grubišić, G., Milutin Gašperov, N. & Grce, M. (2009) Identification of Human papillomavirus type 16 integration sites in high-grade precancerous cervical lesions. Gynecologic oncology, 113 (1), 120-127 doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.12.004.

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• Sabol, I., Matovina, M., Milutin Gašperov, N. & Grce, M. (2008) Identification of a novel human papillomavirus type 16 E1 gene variant with potentially reduced oncogenicity. Journal of Medical Virology, 80 (12), 2134-2140 doi:10.1002/jmv.21304.

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• Milutin Gašperov, N., Sabol, I., Matovina, M., Spaventi, Š. & Grce, M. (2008) Detection and Typing of Human Papillomaviruses Combining Different Methods: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, Line Probe Assay and Sequencing. Pathology oncology research, 14 (4), 355-363 doi:10.1007/s12253-008-9084-2.

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• Sabol, I., Salakova, M., Smahelova, J., Pawlita, M., Schmitt, Markus, Milutin Gašperov, Nina, Grce, M. & Tachezy, R. (2008) Evaluation of different techniques for the identification of human papillomavirus(HPV) types of low prevalence. Journal of clinical microbiology, 46 (5), 1606-1613.

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• Grce, M., Milutin Gašperov, N. & Sabol, I. (2007) HPV infection in women, cervical cancer and vaccination against HPV. Medix, 72, 74-78.

• Milutin Gašperov, N., Sabol, I., Halec, G., Matovina, M. & Grce, M. (2007) Retrospective study of the prevalence of high-risk human papillomaviruses among Croatian women. Collegium Antropologicum, 31 (Suppl. 2), 89-96.

• Starčević, K., Kralj, M., Ester, K., Sabol, I., Grce, M., Pavelić, K. & Karminski-Zamola, G. (2007) Synthesis, Antiviral and Antitumor Activity of 2- substituted-5-amidino-benzimidazoles. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 15 (13), 4419-4426 doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2007.04.032.

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• Member of the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS)
•  Member of the European Association of Cancer Research (EACR)
•  Member of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research
•  Member of the Croatian Society of Medicinal Microbiology