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Distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in invasive cervical cancer in Italy: a representative, single institution case series.
Vaccine - 29 May 2009
Sideri Mario, Cristoforoni Paolo, Casadio Chiara, Boveri Sara, Igidbashian Sarah, Schmitt Marcus, Gheit Tarik, Tommasino Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Despite worldwide human papillomavirus (HPV) types distribution showed constant rates of HPV 16/18 in cervical cancers, regional variations have been consistently documented. Very little data is available on HPV genotype prevalence among Italian women with invasive cervical cancer. This study aims to determine the HPV type distribution in cervical specimens obtained from Italian women diagnosed with invasive...
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