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Distinct distribution of HPV types among cancer-free Afro-Caribbean women from Tobago.
Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals - 1 Jan 2000
Ragin C C R, Wheeler V W, Wilson J B, Bunker C H, Gollin S M, Patrick A L, Taioli E
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus causes cervical carcinomas, and is associated with approximately 36% of oropharyngeal tumours where HPV16 is the predominant genotype. The cervical cancer incidence rate in Trinidad and Tobago is about two times higher than the worldwide rate. We have for the first time determined the prevalence and type distribution of cervical HPV infections among...
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