Diagnostic value of high-risk HPV other than type 16/18 in high-grade cervical neoplasia among cytology-negative women: A multicenter retrospective study.

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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause of cervical cancer, and a tool more sensitive than cytology for the early screening of cervical precancers. The two most carcinogenic genotypes HPV 16/18 have been reported in the majority of studies. High-risk HPVs other than HPV 16/18 (non-16/18-hrHPVs) cause approximately a quarter of cervical cancers, and we aimed to analyze the genotype-specific...

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