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A pilot study on detection and genotyping of humanpapilloma virus isolated from clinically diagnosed Ethiopian women having cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
Ethiopian medical journal - 1 Jan 2014
Mihret Wude, Yusuf Lukman, Abebe Markos, Yamuah Lawrence K, Bekele Liku, Abate Ebba, Wassie Liya, Engers Howard, Aseffa Abraham
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human Papilloma virus associated cervical cancers are more prevalent in developing countries compared to developed countries. Cervical cancer is reported as the most frequent malignancy among women visiting hospitals in Ethiopia. This study is a pilot study designed to examine the prevalence and genotypes of HPV in twenty Ethiopian women, clinically diagnosed to have cervical neoplasia, while visiting...
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