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Different Association of Human Papillomavirus 16 Variants with Early and Late Presentation of Cervical Cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Alfaro Ana, Juárez-Torres Eligia, Medina-Martínez Ingrid, Mateos-Guerrero Norma, Bautista-Huerta Maura, Román-Bassaure Edgar, Villegas-Sepúlveda Nicolás, Berumen Jaime
Abstract excerpt
The median age of cervical cancer (CC) presentation coincides with the mean age of menopause presentation (49 years) in Mexico. Here, we investigated the association between different HPV16 variants and early (≤ 49 years) or delayed (≥ 50 years) CC presentation. We conducted a case-case study that included 462 CCs, 386 squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), 63 adenocarcinomas (ACC), and 13 additional cell types....
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