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SUBMITTER: Joste NE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4294978 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joste Nancy E NE Ronnett Brigitte M BM Hunt William C WC Pearse Amanda A Langsfeld Erika E Leete Thomas T Jaramillo MaryAnn M Stoler Mark H MH Castle Philip E PE Wheeler Cosette M CM
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20141102 1
<h4>Background</h4>The New Mexico HPV Pap Registry was established to measure the impact of cervical cancer prevention strategies in the United States. Before widespread human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine implementation, we established the baseline prevalence for a broad spectrum of HPV genotypes across the continuum of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>A population-based sample of 6,272 tissue specimens was tested for 37 HPV genotypes. The number of specimens t ...[more]