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Asian-American variants of human papillomavirus 16 and risk for cervical cancer: a case-control study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 5 Sept 2001
Berumen J, Ordoñez R M, Lazcano E, Salmeron J, Galvan S C, Estrada R A, Yunes E, Garcia-Carranca A, Gonzalez-Lira G, Madrigal-de la Campa A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) has a number of variants, each with a different geographic distribution and some that are associated more often with invasive neoplasias. We investigated whether the high incidence of cervical cancer in Mexico (50 cases per 100 000 women) may be associated with a high prevalence of oncogenic HPV16 variants. METHODS: Cervical samples were collected from 181 case patients...
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