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Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes among African women with normal cervical cytology and neoplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ogembo Rebecca Kemunto, Gona Philimon Nyakauru, Seymour Alaina J, Park Henry Soo-Min, Bain Paul A, Maranda Louise, Ogembo Javier Gordon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several meta-analyses confirmed the five most prevalent human papillomavirus (HPV) strains in women with and without cervical neoplastic diseases are HPV16, 18, 31, 52, and 58. HPV16/18 are the predominant oncogenic genotypes, causing approximately 70% of global cervical cancer cases. The vast majority of the women studied in previous analyses were from Europe, North America, Asia, and most recently...
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