OPEN ACCESS Jacobs Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE: A Historical Excursus of Studies Concerning the Cause-and-Effect Relation between Anogenital Warts/Cervical Cancer and the Human Papilloma Virus

The implementation of results and principles of basic sciences into practical medicine is defined as translational medicine. History of discoveries concerning genital warts and cervical cancer and attempts to determining the viral origin of these diseases is very obvious case to demonstrate an impact of translational research on our routine. Therefore the present review aims to highlight milestone studies that have been focusing on the cause-and-effect relation of anogenital warts and the human papilloma virus. Furthermore, it aims to shed light on the outstanding scientists and physicians who have been passing the baton throughout the ages. Indeed, the impact of basic sciences and scholars on physicians’ routine is not to be underestimated.