Prevalence of "unclassified" HPV genotypes among women with abnormal cytology.

Clorinda AnnunziataGiovanni StellatoStefano GreggiVeronica SannaMaria Pia CurcioSimona LositoGerardo BottiLuigi BuonaguroFranco Maria BuonaguroMaria Lina Tornesello

Published in: Infectious agents and cancer (2018)

Group 1 HPVs were mainly prevalent in high grade SIL and low grade SIL while Group 2B were equally distributed among the two groups. The dominant frequency of unclassified HPVs in low grade SIL and NILM and their rarity in high grade SIL suggests their marginal role in cervical neoplasia of the studied population.

Keyphrases

high grade
low grade
risk factors
neural network
fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
cervical cancer screening