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GENOTYPIC DISTRIBUTION OF HPV AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN GEORGIA.
Georgian medical news - 1 Sept 2016
Butsashvili M, Kajaia M, Kochlamazashvili M, Zarandia M, Gagua T, Meskhishvili D, Avaliani N, Kamkamidze G
Abstract excerpt
Of the 100 types of human papillomaviruses (HPV), approximately 35 infect the genital tract. The viruses are categorized as "high risk" and "low risk" depending on whether they are known to cause cancer or not. Cervical cancer is an important cause of cancer mortality in Georgia, and worldwide. Only limited and incomplete data are available about the epidemiology of HPV infection and related molecular and...
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