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Table 3 Distribution of selected human papillomavirus (HPV) types in the study population

From: Case–control study of HLA-G promoter methylation status, HPV infection and cervical neoplasia in Curitiba, Brazil: a pilot analysis

High-risk HPV types§

Cases

Controls

 

N = 279

N = 510

 

N

%

N

%

HPV16

171 61.3

61.3

38

7.4

HPV18

21 7.5

7.5

9

1.8

HPV31

50 17.9

17.9

16

3.18

HPV33

31 11.1

11.1

12

2.38

HPV35

27 9.7

9.7

8

1.6

HPV45

13 4.7

4.7

6

1.2

HPV52

24 8.6

8.6

7

1.4

Less frequent HPV types*

26

9.3

25

4.9

  1. § HPV types present in single or multiple infections.
  2. * Includes IARC Group 1 carcinogen types HPV39, 51, 56, 58, 59; Group 2A carcinogen type HPV 68; and Group 2B carcinogen types HPV26, 53, 59, 66, 73, 82.
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