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Genotyping of human papillomavirus in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a high-risk population.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2011
Ili Carmen G, Brebi Priscilla, López Jaime, García Patricia, Leal Pamela, Suarez Eugenio, Roa Juan C
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 99.7% of cervical cancers, the second most prevalent neoplasia in women worldwide and the fifth leading cause of death by cancer in this population. In Chile, the incidence rate is 14.4 cases per 100,000 women per year and it is considered a significant public health problem. The natural history of cervical cancer begins gradually from low-grade and...
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