Article
The prevelance of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes detected by PCR in women with normal and abnormal cervico-vaginal cytology.
Ginekologia polska - 1 Jan 2018
Beyazit Fatma, Sılan Fatma, Gencer Meryem, Aydin Buket, Paksoy Barış, Unsal Mesut A, Ozdemir Ozturk
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer for women worldwide with a great proportion proved to be related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. As infection with HPV is the strongest risk factor for cervical neoplasia, detection of HPV genotypes in cervical and vaginal specimens of women with normal and abnormal cytology seems to be of paramount importance in cervical cancer...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
