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Analysis of mutations in the URR and E6/E7 oncogenes of HPV 16 cervical cancer isolates from central China.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jun 2000
Stephen A L, Thompson C H, Tattersall M H, Cossart Y E, Rose B R
Abstract excerpt
High rates of cervical cancer have been reported from parts of China and this may reflect a predominance of cervical infection with particularly aggressive human papillomavirus (HPV) variants. This PCR-based investigation of cervical tumours from Sichuan province in central China demonstrated an HPV positivity rate of 88%. HPV 16 was most common (21/34, 61%), followed by HPV 18 (3/34, 9%), while types 33, 45, 58...
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