Article
RPS19 and TYMS SNPs and Prevalent High Risk Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Nigerian Women.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Famooto Ayo, Almujtaba Maryam, Dareng Eileen, Akarolo-Anthony Sally, Ogbonna Celestine, Offiong Richard, Olaniyan Olayinka, Wheeler Cosette M, Doumatey Ayo, Rotimi Charles N, Adeyemo Adebowale, Adebamowo Clement A
Abstract excerpt
High risk HPV (hrHPV) infection is a necessary cause of cervical cancer but the host genetic determinants of infection are poorly understood. We enrolled 267 women who presented to our cervical cancer screening program in Abuja, Nigeria between April 2012 and August 2012. We collected information on demographic characteristics, risk factors of cervical cancer and obtained samples of blood and cervical exfoliated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
