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Genotyping of the human papilloma virus in a group of Mexican women treated in a highly specialist hospital: Multiple infections and their potential transcendence in the current vaccination programme.
Medicina clinica - 11 Oct 2017
Romero-Morelos Pablo, Uribe-Jiménez Arizbett, Bandala Cindy, Poot-Vélez Albros, Ornelas-Corral Nora, Rodríguez-Esquivel Miriam, Valdespino-Zavala Mariana, Taniguchi Keiko, Marrero-Rodríguez Daniel, López-Romero Ricardo, Salcedo Mauricio
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BACKGROUND AND OBJETIVE: Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the main risk factors associated with the development of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. It has been reported that HPV16 and 18 types cover approximately 70% of cervical cancer worldwide; however, significant variation in percentages of HPV infections could be related to specific populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Purified DNA of 67...
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