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Prevalence and risk factors for human papillomavirus infection among Chinese ethnic women in southern of Yunnan, China.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Baloch Zulqarnain, Yasmeen Nafeesa, Li Yuanyue, Ma Ke, Wu Xiaomei, Yang Shi-Hua, Xia Xueshan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dai is a major Chinese ethnic minority group residing in rural areas of the southern part of Yunnan. However, no data exist on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotype distribution among Dai women. METHOD: A total of 793 participants (Dai=324, Han=251, other ethnic=218) were included in this study. PCR was performed to detect the HPV-positive samples, and genotyping was performed with an...
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