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Prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 in Sudanese women diagnosed with cervical carcinoma.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2000
Elhasan Lina Mohamed Elamin, Bansal Devendra, Osman Omran Fadol, Enan Khalid, Farag Elmoubasher Abu Baker Abd
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix is one of the leading causes of death in developing countries. Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the major risk factor to develop malignant lesions HR types (HPV16 and HPV18) account for about 70% of all invasive cervical cancers worldwide. It is estimated that 833 Sudanese women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 534 die from the...
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