application of molecular genotyping to determine prevalence of hpv strains in pap smears of kazakhstan women. | human papillomavirus is the main causative agent for cervical cancer. however, few data are available about hpv prevalence in kazakhstan. the aims of this study were to genotype hpv dna in pap smear samples of women to determine prevalence of carcinogenic hpv types in astana, kazakhstan and to analyze the association between hpv positivity and the cytology results of patient samples. | 2017 | 27894986 |