Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical cancer in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Authors :: Abba Kabir
Mwajim Bukar
Haruna Asura Nggada
Harun Bakari Rann
Abubakar Gidado
Alhaji Bukar Musa
Source :: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 284 (2019)
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019.
Abstract: INRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is the commonest gynaecological malignancy and the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Several epidemiological, clinical and molecular studies have strongly implicated oncogenic high-risk human papillomavirus infection in the aetiopathogenesis of cervical cancer. The objectives of this study were to determine the cervical HPV prevalence and genotype distribution in cervical cancer in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

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