Lack of Significant Effects of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection on Cervical Adenocarcinoma Risk: Nested Case-Control Study.

BACKGROUND:A role of Chlamydia trachomatis in HPV-induced cervical carcinogenesis has been reported for cervical cancer but studies on cervical adenocarcinoma are limited. METHODS:A total of 1,553 cervical smears taken up to 26 years before diagnosis in a large population-based nested case-control s...

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Main Authors: Vitaly Smelov, Tarik Gheit, Karin Sundström, Alexander Ploner, Sandrine McKay-Chopin, Carina Eklund, Massimo Tommasino, Joakim Dillner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4881944?pdf=render