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Identifying Dysregulated Genes Induced by Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV)
Published on: September 14, 2010
[Association between HSV 2 antigen and colpocytologic finding (author's transl)]
Abstract:
Prophylactic gynecologic examinations were performed in 1440 women using colposcopy and vaginalcytology. A search for HSV antigen in cervical cells was performed HSV antigen was found in 12% of Pap I--II smears, in 41% of Pap III smears and in all cases of Pap IV--V. It is suggested that there is a probable association between HSV 2 and cervical cancer.
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