NCIt definition : A peptide derived from the oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) early gene product
E6. The HPV 16 transforming protein E6 is expressed in precancerous and malignant
cervical lesions and has a high affinity for the most common human lymphocyte antigen
(HLA), HLA-A2. Immunogenic peptides from the HPV 16 E6 may be used to trigger a T-cell-mediated
immune response to HPV. (NCI04);