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Evidence for HPV DNA in the placenta of women who resorted to elective abortion
6 Jul 2021
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is believed that HPV infection can result in the death of placental trophoblasts and cause miscarriages or preterm birth. In clinical cases of placental villi positive for HPV DNA reported by other authors, contamination is suspected in the act of crossing the cervical canal. We analyzed placental samples of women who resorted to elective abortion obtained by hysterosuction of ovular material,...
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