Human papillomavirus and the three group metaphase figure as markers of an increased risk for the development of cervical carcinoma.

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Human papillomavirus and the three group metaphase figure as markers of an increased risk for the development of cervical carcinoma.

The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 1992

Claas E C, Quint W G, Pieters W J, Burger M P, Oosterhuis W J, Lindeman J

Abstract excerpt

In this study, the presence of atypical mitotic figures and human papilloma virus (HPV) genomes was related to the degree of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or microinvasive carcinoma (MIC) as found in 94 paraffin-embedded biopsies from cervical lesions. The results showed that the frequ...

Topics

Carcinoma in Situ
DNA, Viral
Female
Genotype
Humans
Metaphase
Papillomaviridae
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Risk Factors
Tumor Virus Infections
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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