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Smoking increases the risk of high-grade vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia in women with oncogenic human papillomavirus.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Sept 2008
Sherman Jessica F, Mount Sharon L, Evans Mark F, Skelly Joan, Simmons-Arnold Linda, Eltabbakh Gamal H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In a large retrospective study, the association of smoking with human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) grade was analyzed. METHODS: A SNOMED search was performed for vaginal biopsy or resection specimens diagnosed as VAIN over an 11-year period. The diagnosis of VAIN grade was confirmed by histological review. HPV genotype was determined by GP5+/6+ PCR and dot...
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