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PCR-RFLP-detected human papilloma virus infection in a group of senegalese women attending an STD clinic and identification of a new HPV-68 subtype.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 1999
Astori G, Beltrame A, Pipan C, Raphenon G, Botta G A
Abstract excerpt
Cancer of the cervix is the most common malignant tumor among women in Africa and, in particular, Senegal. Studies of the prevalence of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in Africa have mainly focused on carcinomas. Data on the presence of the virus in women with normal cervical cytology are scarce. In this study, 158 cytologically normal women who had been referred to the 'Institut Pasteur de Dakar' (Senegal)...
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