Publications
| a non-radioactive pcr-sscp analysis allows to distinguish between hpv 16 european and asian-american variants in squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix in colombia. | human papillomavirus type 16 (hpv 16) dna is regularly found in around 50% of all cervical carcinomas. variants of this type have been found associated with different risks for cervical cancer development. presence of hpv 16 variants in colombia has not been previously reported. the aims of this study were to assess the feasibility of non-radioactive pcr-sscp (polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphism) analysis for determination of variability of orf of e6, variability in ... | 2008 | 18512138 |
| prevalence and determinants of hpv infection among colombian women with normal cytology. | human papillomavirus is the principal risk factor associated with cervical cancer, the most common malignancy among women in colombia. we conducted a survey, aiming to report type specific prevalence and determinants of human papillomavirus infection in women with normal cytology. a total of 1859 women from bogota, colombia were interviewed and tested for human papillomavirus using a general primer gp5+/gp6+ mediated pcr-eia. the overall hpv dna prevalence was 14.8%; 9% of the women were infecte ... | 2002 | 12177803 |