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. 2007 Apr 23;96(8):1234-6.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603693. Epub 2007 Mar 20.

The contribution of HPV18 to cervical cancer is underestimated using high-grade CIN as a measure of screening efficiency

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The contribution of HPV18 to cervical cancer is underestimated using high-grade CIN as a measure of screening efficiency

S Bulk et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

In one geographical area, 14 high-risk human papillomavirus types in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2/3; n=139) and cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC; n=84) were analysed. HPV18 was more prevalent in SCC than CIN2/3 (OR 9.8; 95% confidence interval: 2.5-39). Other high-risk types prevalences corresponded in CIN2/3 and SCC. Evaluations using CIN2/3 as a measure of efficiency underestimate the contribution of HPV18 to SCC.

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