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Prevalence of HPV in cytomorphologically normal cervical smears, as determined by the polymerase chain reaction, is age-dependent.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 1993
Melkert P W, Hopman E, van den Brule A J, Risse E K, van Diest P J, Bleker O P, Helmerhorst T, Schipper M E, Meijer C J, Walboomers J M
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in relation to age was investigated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method in cytologically normal smears from 4 different groups of women. Group A consisted of young women from a district population, aged 15-34 years, using oral contraceptives and visiting general practitioners for a check-up (n = 156); group B were asymptomatic women, aged 35-55, in...
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