Cervical cancer in older women: a molecular analysis of human papillomavirus types, HLA types, and p53 mutations.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70251-0

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Cervical cancer in older women: a molecular analysis of human papillomavirus types, HLA types, and p53 mutations.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jul 1998

Gostout B S, Podratz K C, McGovern R M, Persing D H

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate cervical cancers in older women to determine whether they differed from tumors in younger women with respect to human papillomavirus types, frequencies of p53 mutations, and presence of a proposed high-risk HLA-DR2 haplotype. STUDY DESIGN: Cerv...

Topics

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Antigens, Neoplasm
Female
Genes, p53
HLA-DR Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Middle Aged
Mutation
Papillomaviridae
Risk Factors
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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