Article
Epidemiology of human papillomavirus genotypes in pregnant Japanese women.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Yamasaki Kentaro, Miura Kiyonori, Shimada Takako, Miura Shoko, Abe Shuhei, Murakami Makoto, Sameshima Tetsuro, Fujishita Akira, Kotera Kouhei, Kinoshita Akira, Yoshiura Koh-ichiro, Masuzaki Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the pre-vaccination epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and genotypes in pregnant Japanese women, we performed Pap smear tests and HPV genotype testing in patients attending Nagasaki University Hospital and collaborating hospitals from August 2007 to July 2010. Serial uterine cervical specimens were obtained from 151 pregnant women. The HPV test was positive on the first...
Topics
- Alphapapillomavirus
- Cervix Uteri
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Pregnancy
- Species Specificity
