Low grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions and human papillomavirus infection in Colombian women

Molano, M.; van den Brule, A.J.C.; Posso, H.; Weiderpass, E.; Ronderos, M.; Franceschi, S.; Meijer, C.J.L.M.; Arslan, A.; Munoz, N.

British Journal of Cancer 87(12): 1417-1421

2002


ISSN/ISBN: 0007-0920
PMID: 12454771
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600650
Document Number: 261300
Low grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions could be considered as a manifestation of human papillomavirus exposition, however the discrepancy between rates of infection with human papillomavirus and development of low grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions is notable. Here we report a cross-sectional three-armed case-control study in the Colombian population, to compare the risk factors of women with low grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions with that of human papillomavirus DNA-negative and positive women with normal cytology.

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