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HPV 18 variants in women with cervical cancer in Northeast Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Santos Gerusinete Rodrigues Bastos Dos, Cunha Ana Paula Almeida, Batista Zulmira da Silva, Silva Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da, Figueiredo Fábio Vidal de, Santos Flávia Rodrigues Bastos Dos, Fraga Elmary da Costa, Barros Maria Claudene, Vidal Flávia Castello Branco, Nascimento Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the main etiological factor for the development of cervical cancer. HPV 18 is the second most frequent type, accounting for up to 65% of all cases. HPV intratypic variation may influence the potential for progression to invasive cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of human papillomavirus 18 intratypic variants in cervical cancer samples from women...
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