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Cervical carcinoma in Southern Mexico: Human papillomavirus and cofactors.
Cancer detection and prevention - 1 Jan 2009
Illades-Aguiar Berenice, Cortés-Malagón Enoc-Mariano, Antonio-Véjar Verónica, Zamudio-López Noelio, Alarcón-Romero Luz Del Carmen, Fernández-Tilapa Gloria, Hernández-Sotelo Daniel, Terán-Porcayo Marco-Antonio, Flores-Alfaro Eugenia, Leyva-Vázquez Marco-Antonio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to determine human papillomavirus (HPV) types in women with cervical cancer (CC) and normal cervical cytology in the Southern region of Mexico, and to know the contribution of HPV types and cofactors in cervical cancer etiology. METHODS: A case-control study was performed in 133 women with CC and 256 controls. HPV detection was done by MY09/11 and GP5+/GP6+ PCR systems and...
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