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Genotype spectrum of cervical human papillomavirus infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic patients in Hong Kong.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2002
Chan Paul K S, Mak K H, Cheung Jo L K, Tang Nelson L S, Chan Denise P C, Lo K K, Cheng Augustine F
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have suggested that a few uncommon human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes are prevalent in Chinese cervical cancer patients. To elucidate the genotype spectrum of HPVs circulating among Hong Kong Chinese, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 553 women who attended a public sexually transmitted disease clinic. HPV DNA was detected from cervical samples using the polymerase chain reaction,...
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