Article
Difference in prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in cytomorphologically normal cervical smears is associated with a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
International journal of cancer - 30 May 1991
Van Den Brule A J, Walboomers J M, Du Maine M, Kenemans P, Meijer C J
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes was investigated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method in cytologically normal and abnormal cervical scrapes obtained from asymptomatic women (n = 1,346), participating in a triennial screening program for cervical cancer, and from a...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cervix Uteri
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Incidence
- Mass Screening
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears