Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection among women aged 30-65 years in Xi'an, China: a population-based study of 14,655 women.

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Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide in terms of both incidence and mortality. Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) has been identified as a cause of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive cervical cancer. The distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes varies regionally. To acquire baseline data on the population-based prevalence and...

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