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High prevalence of human papillomavirus type 66 in low-grade cervical lesions of Mexican women.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2020
Juárez-González Karina, Paredes-Cervantes Vladimir, Gordillo-Rodríguez Silvia, González-Guzmán Saul, Moncayo-Valencia Xochilt, Méndez-Martínez Rocío, García-Carrancá Alejandro, Martínez-Ezquerro José Darío, Rivas-Ruiz Rodolfo, Sánchez-Suárez Patricia, Álvarez-Sandoval Paola, Padilla-Arrieta Patricia, Martínez-Salazar Martha, Vázquez-Vega Salvador
Abstract excerpt
Our aim was to analyze the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) and its association with risk factors related to cervical lesions. We used 362 cervical samples from a transversal study to detect nineteen types from the high-risk HPV clade by highly sensitive PCR. Unexpectedly, we found a very high prevalence of HPV type 66 (32.8%), particularly in low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. A...
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