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HPV genotyping for triage of women with abnormal cervical cancer screening results: a multicenter prospective study.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2015
Nakamura Yuko, Matsumoto Koji, Satoh Toyomi, Nishide Ken, Nozue Akiko, Shimabukuro Koji, Endo Seiichi, Nagai Kimihiro, Oki Akinori, Ochi Hiroyuki, Morishita Yukio, Noguchi Masayuki, Yoshikawa Hiroyuki
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BACKGROUND: In cervical cancer screening programs, women with abnormal cytology are referred for colposcopy for histological evaluation. We examined whether a human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping assay could be used to identify women who do not need immediate colposcopy and biopsy because of low risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse (CIN3+). METHODS: We prospectively evaluated test...
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