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Koilocytic changes are not elicited by human papillomavirus genotypes with higher oncogenic potential.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2020
Okodo Mitsuaki, Okayama Kaori, Teruya Koji, Kimura Hirokazu, Noji Natsumi, Ishii Yasuyoshi, Fujii Masahiko, Oda Mizue, Sasagawa Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Koilocytes are considered a common cytopathological effect in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Thus, we aimed to elucidate whether koilocytes are common to all HPV infections. Liquid-based cytology samples from 651 patients with abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) test results were used to analyze the presence of koilocytes and HPV genotype. HPV genotype was determined in complete liquid cytology...
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