HPV genotyping from invasive cervical cancer in Chile

To determine the prevalence rates of the different HPV types in cervical cancer lesions in Chile to facilitate the development of prophylactic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines effective for that country.Biopsy samples of 312 cervical cancer lesions were assessed for HPV type by reverse-line blotting assay.HPV DNA was found in 94.2% of the lesions, 67.2% harboring 1 viral type and the remainder harboring more than 1 type. HPV-16 was the most...