Cervical Cancer
HPVDNAChip detects multiple human papillomavirus strains in cancer specimens
Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 25th, 2003
According to recent research from South Korea, "this study determined the distribution of high-risk HPV type infection in cervical cancer using newly developed oligonucleotide chips (HPVDNAChips). The study subjects included 80 cases of cervical neoplasia and 746 controls with a normal Pap smear. For HPV genotyping, the commercially available HPVDNAChips was used."
"The risk of cervical cancer was increased in women with a family history of cervical cancer (adjusted OR = 2.3, 95% CI: 0.92-6.17) and in smokers (adjusted OR = 3.2. 95% CI: 1.45-7.06). There was also a trend of...
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