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View Article and Find Full Text PDFSingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR genes may serve as a crucial marker for early susceptibility of various cancers including cervical cancer. The present study was therefore designed to ascertain the role of TLR4 and TLR9 SNPs and haplotypes to hrHPV infection and cervical cancer susceptibility. The study included 110 cervical cancer biopsies and 141 cervical smears from age-matched healthy controls of Gujarati ethnicity of Western India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Attempting vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) places women at an increased risk of complications. Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) calculators aim to predict the chance of successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) based on the patient's preexisting demographic and clinical factors.
Objective: To assess the rate of successful TOLAC using two calculators: FLAMM and the Grobman calculator, and to compare the performance of the two calculators in the successful prediction of VBAC.