HPV18 DNA levels are not prognostic for precancerous cervical lesions

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 14:07 in Health & Medicine

Perhaps surprisingly, the number of copies of the carcinogenic human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) relative to cellular DNA is not associated with the likelihood of progression to advanced precancerous lesions of the cervix, according to a study in the 27 January online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

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