Distribution and viral load of type specific HPVs in different cervical lesions as detected by PCR-ELISA

doi:10.1136/jcp.54.5.377

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Distribution and viral load of type specific HPVs in different cervical lesions as detected by PCR-ELISA

1 May 2001

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AIMS: To investigate the distribution and viral load of the most prevalent high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16, 18, 31, 33, and 45 and low risk HPV types 6 and 11 in a variety of cervical lesions. METHODS: One hundred and seventy six cytological specimens from women with different cervical lesions were investigated. For an accurate standardisation of the sample, cervical cells were counted and a volume...

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