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Human papillomavirus infection in the female population of Antwerp, Belgium: prevalence in healthy women, women with premalignant lesions and cervical cancer.
European journal of gynaecological oncology - 1 Jan 2001
Baay M F, Tjalma W A, Weyler J, Goovaerts G, Buytaert P, Van Marck E A, Lardon F, Vermorken J B
Abstract excerpt
Worldwide there is a strong relation between the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the development of cervical cancer. This study investigated the prevalence and genotype of HPV in women with normal smears, women with premalignant lesions and women with cervical cancer in Antwerp, Belgium. Type-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HPV types 16 and 18 and general primer PCR (GP5+/6+) was performed...
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