Telomere length in leukocytes and cervical smears of women with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) infection
Objective: Persistent high-risk HPV (HR HPV) infection leads to the development of squamous intraepithelial lesions, which in turn may progress to cervical cancer. Telomere elongation or shortening may indicate a carcinogenesis process. In the present study, we analyzed telomere length from blood an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455919302748 |