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Age distribution of HPV genotypes in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jun 2011
Sideri Mario, Igidbashian Sarah, Boveri Sara, Radice Davide, Casadio Chiara, Spolti Noemi, Sandri Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recent data showed that HPV16 infections in young women can lead to CIN3 formation very quickly and questioned the common assumption that invasive cervical cancer develops through slowly progressing pre-cancer lesions, CIN1, CIN2 and CIN3. The aim of the study is to compare the age distribution of HPV 16/18 related and HPV16/18 not related CIN. METHODS: We used the data generated from the clinical use...
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