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A portrait of single and multiple HPV type infections in Brazilian women of different age strata with squamous or glandular cervical lesions.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Apr 2014
Resende Leandro Santos de Araújo, Rabelo-Santos Sílvia Helena, Sarian Luís Otávio, Figueiredo Alves Rosane Ribeiro, Ribeiro Andréa Alves, Zeferino Luiz Carlos, Derchain Sophie
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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer ranks third in prevalence and fourth as cause of death in women worldwide. In Brazil, 17,540 women were diagnosed in 2012 with the disease. Persistent infection with high-risk HPV types is a necessary condition for the development of pre-invasive and invasive cervical neoplasia. Currently, over 100 HPV types have been identified, but HPV16 and 18 are recognized as the mayor culprits in...
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