Implementation of Multicolor Melt Curve Analysis for High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus Detection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Pilot Study for Expanded Cervical Cancer Screening in Honduras

Implementation of Multicolor Melt Curve Analysis for High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus Detection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Pilot Study for Expanded Cervical Cancer Screening in Honduras

Purpose: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and screening in LMICs is extremely limited. We aimed to implement on-site high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) DNA testing in cohorts of women from an urban factory and from a rural...

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Main Authors: Scott A. Turner, Sophie J. Deharvengt, Kathleen Doyle Lyons, Jorge Arturo Plata Espinal, Ethan P.M. LaRochelle, Suyapa Bejarano, Linda Kennedy, Gregory J. Tsongalis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.17.00035

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