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Genotype-specific incidence and clearance of human papillomavirus in oral mucosa of women: a six-year follow-up study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Louvanto Karolina, Rautava Jaana, Willberg Jaana, Wideman Lilli, Syrjänen Kari, Grénman Seija, Syrjänen Stina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are no previous longitudinal studies on genotype-specific natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in oral mucosa of women. METHODS: In the Finnish Family HPV Study, 329 pregnant women were enrolled and followed up. HPV-genotyping of oral scrapings was performed with nested PCR and Multimetrix® test (Progen, Heidelberg, Germany). Incidence and clearance times and rates for each...
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