Article
Nested multiplex PCR based detection of human papillomavirus in cervical carcinoma patients of North- East India.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Das Debabrata, Rai Avdhesh Kumar, Kataki Amal Chandra, Barmon Debabrata, Deka Pankaj, Sharma Jagannath Dev, Sarma Anupam, Shrivastava Sushruta, Bhattacharyya Mouchumee, Kalita Apurba Kumar, Sharma Mousumi, Ahmed Shiraj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Persistent infection of one or more of about 15 high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs), most commonly HPV types 16/18, has a significant role in cervical cancer initiation and progression. There are limited data available from north-east India about HPV prevalence though this regi...
Topics
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Human papillomavirus 31
- Humans
- India
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms