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Association of human papillomavirus type 58 variant with the risk of cervical cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 21 Aug 2002
Chan Paul K S, Lam Ching-Wan, Cheung Tak-Hong, Li William W H, Lo Keith W K, Chan May Y M, Cheung Jo L K, Cheng Augustine F
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 58 has been found to be prevalent among Chinese patients with cervical cancer. This study examined the oncogenic risk of HPV58 variants in Hong Kong, a southern part of China. Altogether, 1924 women were studied: 42.8% with a normal cervix, 16.2% with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I, 12.7% with CIN II, 20.8% with CIN III, and 7.6% with invasive cervical cancer (ICC). The...
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