Article
Distribution of HPV genotypes in cervical cancer in multi- ethnic Malaysia.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Hamzi Abdul Raub Sayyidi, Isa Nurismah Md, Zailani Hatta Ahmad, Omar Baharudin, Abdullah Mohamad Farouk, Mohd Amin Wan Anna, Noor Rushdan Md, Ayub Mukarramah Che, Abidin Zainal, Kassim Fauziah, Vicknesh Visvalingam, Zakaria Zubaidah, Kamaluddin Muhammad Amir, Tan Geok Chin, Syed Husain Sharifah Noor Akmal
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the third commonest type of cancer among women in Malaysia. Our aim was to determine the distribution of human papilloma virus (HPV) genotypes in cervical cancer in our multi-ethnic population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a multicentre study with a total of 280 cases of cervical cancer from 4 referral centres in Malaysia, studied using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
