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Human papillomavirus genotypes and the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in cervical cancer of Northeastern Thailand.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2005
Settheetham-Ishida Wannapa, Kanjanavirojkul Nipa, Kularbkaew Churairat, Ishida Takafumi
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection including sub-strain identification was studied in patients with squamous cell cervical cancer (SCCA) in Northeastern Thailand. Subjects were 90 cases of SCCA and 100 healthy controls. Prevalence of high-risk group of HPV infection in the controls and the SCCA patients were 13.0% and 86.7%, respectively. The HPV infection significantly increased the risk for cervical cancer...
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