Article
Comparison of human papillomavirus genotypes in archival cervical cancer specimens from Alaska natives, Greenland natives and Danish Caucasians.
Microbes and infection - 1 Feb 2000
Sebbelov A M, Davidson M, Krüger Kjaer S, Jensen H, Gregoire L, Hawkins I, Parkinson A J, Norrild B
Abstract excerpt
Archival, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cervical cancer specimens from 53 Alaska natives, 32 Greenland natives and 34 Danish Caucasians were analyzed for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes 16, 18, 31, 33, 35 and 45 and unidentified genotypes (HPV X) using PCR. The specimens were from the time period 1980-1989. No significant differences were observed in the overall HPV detection rates among cases from...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alaska
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Denmark
- Female
- Genotype
- Greenland
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections