Article
Detection and genotyping of human papilloma virus in cervical cancer specimens from Saudi patients.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Jul 2011
Al-Badawi Ismail A, Al-Suwaine Abdulrahman, Al-Aker Murad, Asaad Lina, Alaidan Alwaleed, Tulbah Asma, Fe Bohol Marie, Munkarah Adnan R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the rates and types of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in cervical cancer specimens from Saudi patients. METHODS: One hundred specimens were randomly selected and retrieved from the achieved samples stored in the pathology department accessioned under the diagnosis o...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alphapapillomavirus
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Prevalence
- Saudi Arabia
- Specimen Handling
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Young Adult