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Human papillomavirus DNA detection in women with primary abnormal cytology of the cervix: prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes.
Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology - 1 Aug 2005
Beerens E, Van Renterghem L, Praet M, Sturtewagen Y, Weyers S, Temmerman M, Depypere H, Claeys P, Cuvelier C A
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OBJECTIVES: In this study, we focus on the prevalence and occurrence of different anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in a first abnormal cervical screening test, and correlate HPV genotyping with the cytological diagnosis on thin-layer liquid-based preparations in routine gynaecological screening. METHODS: Out of 780 abnormal smears, 513 tested positive for HPV. All 25 different HPV types were...
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