December 2014

Oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) in women from Ghana

Gynaecological or cervical cancer remains a significant public health problem worldwide, a situation from which Ghana is not exempt. Human papilloma virus (HPV) is an important agent of pre-invasive and invasive cervical cancer. Currently, over 70 genotypes of the virus have been identified, of which twenty or more have actually been isolated from or are reportedly associated with female genital lesions. Anecdotal...

Author(s): Brandful J. A. M.⊃, Bonney E.Y.⊃, Asmah R. H.⊃ and Apea-Kubi K. A.