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High-risk HPV detection and concurrent HPV 16 and 18 typing with Abbott RealTime High Risk HPV test.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2009
Tang Ning, Huang Shihai, Erickson Brian, Mak Wai-Bing, Salituro John, Robinson John, Abravaya Klara
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BACKGROUND: High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancer. Among the high-risk types, infection with HPV 16 and 18 is associated with significantly higher risk of disease progression, and consequently these two types together cause approximately 70% of invasive cervical cancer worldwide. Identification of HPV 16 and HPV 18 can provide valuable information for risk stratification...
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