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Association studies on cervical cancer facilitated by inference and semantic technologies: the assist approach.
Studies in health technology and informatics - 1 Jan 2008
Mitkas Pericles, Koutkias Vassilis, Symeonidis Andreas, Falelakis Manolis, Diou Christos, Lekka Irini, Delopoulos Anastasios, Agorastos Theodoros, Maglaveras Nicos
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer (CxCa) is currently the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, for women between 20 and 39 years old. As infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered as the central risk factor for CxCa, current research focuses on the role of specific genetic and environmental factors in determining HPV persistence and subsequent progression of the disease. ASSIST is an EU-funded research...
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