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  • Title: High-risk human papillomavirus E7 oncoprotein detection in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
    Author: Ressler S, Scheiden R, Dreier K, Laich A, Müller-Holzner E, Pircher H, Morandell D, Stein I, Viertler HP, Santer FR, Widschwendter A, Even J, Jansen-Dürr P, Capesius C, Zwerschke W.
    Journal: Clin Cancer Res; 2007 Dec 01; 13(23):7067-72. PubMed ID: 18056184.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Persistent infections by high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types are the main etiologic factor for cervical cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether high-risk E7 oncoprotein is adequate as a marker for the detection of cervical cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: HPV typing was done in biopsies from 58 cervical carcinoma and 22 normal cervical squamous epithelia. The HPV-16 E7, HPV-18 E7, and HPV-45 E7 oncoprotein levels were monitored by immunohistochemistry and compared with those of p16(INK4a) and Ki67. RESULTS: Fifty-five (94.8%) tumors were high-risk HPV-DNA-positive (46 HPV-16, 2 HPV-16 and HPV-18, 4 HPV-18, 1 HPV-33, and 2 HPV-45). HPV-DNA could not be detected in three tumors (5.2%). High HPV E7 oncoprotein levels were shown in 57 cervical cancers (98.3%), without correlation between expression levels and tumor stages. CONCLUSION: This is the first study which systematically analyzes the levels of the major HPV oncoproteins in cervical carcinomas demonstrating that the high-risk HPV E7 proteins are regularly expressed in these cancers. This suggests that high-risk E7 oncoproteins are necessary for cervical cancers and apparently essential as tumor marker.
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