Article
HPV infection-associated anogenital cyto-colpo-histological findings and molecular typing in HIV-positive women.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 21 Dec 2015
Tso F K, Rodrigues C L L, Levi J E, Mattosinho de Castro Ferraz M G, Speck N M G, Ribalta J C L
Abstract excerpt
HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV) coinfection is increasing, especially in the anal canal (AC) and cervico-vaginal regions. We identified anal epithelium abnormalities related to high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) lesions in the lower genital tracts (LGTs) of HIV-positive women, described the HPV genotypes...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anal Canal
- Coinfection
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- RNA, Messenger
- Repressor Proteins
- Reproductive Tract Infections
- Vaginal Smears