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Prevalence and genotypes' distribution of human papillomavirus in invasive cervical cancer in Saudi Arabia.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jun 2011
Alsbeih Ghazi, Ahmed Raef, Al-Harbi Najla, Venturina L Aubrey, Tulbah Asma, Balaraj Khalid
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OBJECTIVE: Data concerning HPV infection in cervical cancer are globally lacking in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess HPV prevalence and genotypes' distribution in invasive cervical cancer in our patients to provide baseline information for screening and prevention. METHODS: The study included 100 paraffin-embedded cervical tumors. HPV genotyping was performed using the Linear Array kit...
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