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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Main Authors: Anna Pańczyszyn, Ewa Boniewska-Bernacka, Grzegorz Głąb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455919302748