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Prevalence of HPV 16 and HPV 18 lineages in Galicia, Spain.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Pérez Sonia, Cid Ana, Iñarrea Amparo, Pato Mónica, Lamas María José, Couso Bárbara, Gil Margarita, Alvarez María Jesús, Rey Sonia, López-Miragaya Isabel, Melón Santiago, Oña María de
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variants of human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (HPV16/18) could differ in their cancer risk. We studied the prevalence and association with high-grade cervical lesions of different HPV16/18 variant lineages in a case-control study including 217 cases (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or grade 3 or worse: CIN2 or CIN3+) and 116 controls (no CIN2 or CIN3+ in two-year follow-up). HPV lineages...
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