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C.M. Borborema-Santos

Publications of : C.M. Borborema-Santos
Human Genetics   Research Article

Prevalence of human papillomavirus, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections in Amazonian women with normal and abnormal cytology

Sexually transmitted infections are an important cause of morbidity among sexually active women worldwide, and have been implicated as cofactors in the pathogenesis of cervical cancer. We investigated the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and accessed the diversity of HPV in women with normal and ab.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(2): gmr16029626

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029626

Human Genetics   Research Article

Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 variants and rare HPV types in the central Amazon region

    M.M. Castro, I.P. Farias, C.M. Borborema-Santos, G. Correia and S. Astolfi-Filho

Infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the primary causes of mortality by cancer in northern Brazil. Sexually active women from Manaus, Amazonas, without cytological alterations and women with pre-malignant and malignant cytological alterations were examined for HPV virus, identified via PCR and sequencing. The target region for this study was part of the.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1): vol10-1gmr992

DOI: 10.4238/vol10-1gmr992