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Prevalence of High risk Human Papillomavirus in cervical dysplasia and cancer samples from twin cities in Pakistan.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2015
Gul Sana, Murad Sheeba, Javed Aneela
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INTRODUCTION: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is small DNA virus mostly infecting mucosa and cutaneous keratinocytes. So far, more than 200 Human papillomaviruses are known. HPV have been divided into high- and low-risk on the basis of their oncogenic potential. High risk HPV is considered to be the main etiological cause for cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: The current study was designed to screen the local cervical...
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