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Human Papilloma Virus prevalence and type-specific relative contribution in invasive cervical cancer specimens from Italy
4 Jun 2010
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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer represents an important global public health problem. It is the 2nd most common cancer among women worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is now well-established as a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) development. Only a few studies on HPV prevalence and type-specific distribution in ICC have been conducted in Italy. AIM: To describe the prevalence of HPV and...
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