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[Detection and genetic typing of human papillomaviruses in cervical biopsies in Cagliari Province].
Pathologica - 1 Aug 2000
Laconi S, Greco M, Pellegrini-Bettoli P, Pani P, Laconi E, Rais M
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered an important risk factor for the development of cervical carcinoma. The aim of this work was to detect and genotype HPV DNA in cervical lesions from our Province. METHODS: HPV DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. A total of 101 biopsies (43 koilocytic atypias,...
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