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Prevalence and distribution of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) types in invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and in normal women in Andhra Pradesh, India.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Dec 2005
Sowjanya A Pavani, Jain Meenkashi, Poli Usha Rani, Padma S, Das Manik, Shah Keerti V, Rao B N, Devi Radha Rama, Gravitt Patti E, Ramakrishna Gayatri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite the high incidence of cervical cancer reported from India, large scale population based studies on the HPV prevalence and genotype distribution are very few from this region. In view of the clinical trials for HPV vaccine taking place in India, it is of utmost importance to understand the prevalence of HPV genotypes in various geographical regions of India. We investigated the genotype...
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