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Specific genotypes of human papillomavirus in 125 high-grade squamous lesions and invasive cervical cancer cases from Congolese women.
BMC public health - 23 Dec 2014
Boumba Luc Magloire Anicet, Hilali Lahoucine, Mouallif Mustapha, Moukassa Donatien, Ennaji Moulay Mustapha
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BACKGROUND: Knowledge on HPV prevalence and genotype distribution in HSIL and ICC is highly essential for the introduction of an effective vaccination program and appropriate epidemiological monitoring of viral ecology before and after vaccination in Congo. This study aimed to determine the specific-HPV genotypes in HSIL and ICC among women in southwestern Congo. METHODS: 125 archival paraffin-embedded biopsy...
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