Article
Human papilloma virus genotype distribution in women with premalignant or malignant lesions of the uterine cervix.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Sept 2021
Stuebs Frederik A, Gass Paul, Dietl Anna K, Schulmeyer Carla E, Adler Werner, Geppert Carol, Hartmann Arndt, Knöll Antje, Beckmann Matthias W, Koch Martin C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer is caused by persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV). Cytology-based national screening programs have reduced the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer. Different hrHPV subtypes have different carcinogenic potentials. This study evaluated t...
Topics
- Colposcopy
- DNA, Viral
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Female
- Genotype
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Humans
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Retrospective Studies
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears