World-wide epidemiological studies have shown that cancer of the uterine cervix is the second most commonmalignant disease in women. Virtually every cervical cancer (99.7%) is HPV-positive, indicating that the presenceof HPV is an obligatory element in their development. The present study was conducted by Fast-PCR (within 15min.) based diagnosis of HPV 16 and HPV 18 infection amongst patients of suspected cervical cancer, confirmedby cytological methods. Twelve women, out of a total of fifty studied cases who had positive cervical pap smears(24%) were found to be positive for HPV 16/HPV 18 infection when PCR based technique was applied. Theresults indicate, perhaps, a greater specificity of PCR based diagnosis, or presence of other HPV subtypes asetiological factors in the present study group confined to Southern Assam.
(2011). Human Papillomavirus Testing for Suspected Cervical Cancer Patients from Southern Assam by Fast-PCR. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 12(3), 749-751.
MLA
. "Human Papillomavirus Testing for Suspected Cervical Cancer Patients from Southern Assam by Fast-PCR". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 12, 3, 2011, 749-751.
HARVARD
(2011). 'Human Papillomavirus Testing for Suspected Cervical Cancer Patients from Southern Assam by Fast-PCR', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 12(3), pp. 749-751.
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Human Papillomavirus Testing for Suspected Cervical Cancer Patients from Southern Assam by Fast-PCR. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2011; 12(3): 749-751.
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