Pooled analysis of HPV infection in paired anal and cervical samples, by HIV status

Background: In light of HPV16's unique carcinogenicity in the anus, knowledge of anal HPV16 prevalence may be a useful surrogate for stratifying groups of women at differing anal cancer risk based on routinely available cervical cancer screening outcomes. Methods: 47 relevant studies including...

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Main Author: Gary Clifford, IARC HPV study group.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Papillomavirus Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405852118300533