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Molecular epidemiology and genotype distribution of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among Arab women in the State of Qatar.
Journal of translational medicine - 26 Nov 2014
Bansal Devendra, Elmi Asha A, Skariah Sini, Haddad Pascale, Abu-Raddad Laith J, Al Hamadi Aysha H, Mohamed-Nady Nady, Affifi Nahla M, Ghedira Randa, Hassen Elham, Al-Thani Asma A J, Al-Ansari Afaf A H M, Sultan Ali A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the major cause of cervical cancer worldwide. With limited data available on HPV prevalence in the Arab countries, this study aimed to identify the prevalence and genotypic distribution of HPV in the State of Qatar. METHODS: 3008 cervical samples, exclusively of women with Arabic origin residing in Qatar were collected from the Women's Hospital and Primary...
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