## Abstract Human papillomaviruses (HPV) constitute one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections and are the etiological agents for invasive cervical cancer, the predominant cancer among women in Botswana. However, the prevalence of HPV genotypes in Botswana has yet to be reported. On
Deficiencies in myeloid antigen-presenting cells in women with cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions
β Scribed by Bang-Ning Lee; Michele Follen; Graciela Rodriquez; De-Yu Shen; Anais Malpica; William T. Shearer; James M. Reuben
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 224 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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