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  • Title: Human papillomavirus prevalence and type-specific relative contribution in invasive cervical cancer specimens from Italy.
    Author: Mariani L, Monfulleda N, Alemany L, Vizza E, Marandino F, Vocaturo A, Benevolo M, Quirós B, Lloveras B, Klaustermeier JE, Quint W, de Sanjosé S, Bosch FX.
    Journal: BMC Cancer; 2010 Jun 04; 10():259. PubMed ID: 20525370.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer represents an important global public health problem. It is the 2nd most common cancer among women worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is now well-established as a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) development. Only a few studies on HPV prevalence and type-specific distribution in ICC have been conducted in Italy. AIM: To describe the prevalence of HPV and the HPV type-specific distribution in ICC cases identified in Rome, Italy. METHODS: 140 paraffin embedded tissue blocks of primary ICC diagnosed between 2001 and 2006 were identified at the Regina Elena Cancer Institute in Rome (Italy). HPV was detected through amplification of HPV DNA using SPF-10 HPV broad-spectrum primers followed by DEIA and then genotyping by LiPA25 (version 1). RESULTS: 134 cases were considered suitable for HPV DNA detection after histological evaluation; and overall, 90.3% (121/134) HPV prevalence was detected. 111 cases had a single HPV type, 4 cases had an uncharacterized type (HPVX) and 6 cases had multiple HPV infections. The five most common single HPV types among positive cases were: HPV16 (71/121; 58.7%), HPV18 (12/121; 9.9%), HPV31, HPV45 and HPV58 (5/121; 4.1% each). 2 (1.5%) of the single infections and 2 (1.5%) of the multiple infections contained low risk types. Statistically significant differences in the relative contribution of HPV18 were found when comparing squamous cell carcinomas with adenocarcinomas. CONCLUSIONS: HPV16 and HPV18 accounted for almost 70% of all the HPV positive ICC cases. The study provides baseline information for further evaluation on the impact of recently introduced HPV vaccines in Italy.
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