Type-Specific Persistence of Human Papillomavirus DNA before the Development of Invasive Cervical Cancer

K L Wallin, Fredrik Wiklund, T Ångström, F. Bergman, U Stendahl, Göran Wadell, G. Hallmans, Joakim Dillner

New England Journal of Medicine · 1999 · 506 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

A single positive finding of HPV DNA in a Pap smear confers an increased risk of future invasive cervical cancer that is positive for the same type of virus as identified earlier.

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