Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and associated risk factors in women from Curaçao
Background In the Caribbean region, a notable difference in HPV-prevalence and genotypes distribution between the islands is observed. Recently we found in Curaçao a low incidence of HPV16 and 18 in cervical cancer compared to the standard world population. We aimed to determine HPV-prevalence, HPV-genotype distribution and associated risk-factors in women from Curaçao. Methods 5000 women aged 25–65 years were randomly selected from the national Population Register. HPV was detected by means of GP5+/6+PCR EIA and GP 5+/6+amplimers from HPV-positive samples were genotyped with a reverse hybridi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Hooi , D J , Lissenberg-Witte , B I , Kenter , G , de Koning , M N C , Bravio , I G , Ardts , K , Kleinmoedig , S , Benita , E , Pinedo , H M , Berkhof , J , Quint , W G V & Meijer , C J L M 2018 , ' Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and associated risk factors in women from Curaçao ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 13 , no. 7 , e0199624 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199624 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27396053 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vumc.nl/en/publications/13436195-0740-4820-aaa2-467fa5189a5d |