Human papillomavirus genotypes in women with cervical cytological abnormalities from an area with high incidence of cervical cancer

It has been well demonstrated the relationship between the infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPVs) genotypes and cervical cancer. In Northeastern Argentina a high incidence of this pathology has been described and therefore a high prevalence of HPV infection is expected. In order to ide...

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Autores principales: Deluca, Gerardo Daniel, Lucero, Raúl Horacio, Martin de Civetta, María Teresa, Vicente, Lilian, Zibelman de Gorodner, Ofelia Lidia, Schelover, Eduardo, Alonso, José Mario
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2022
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HPV
Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/48857
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Sumario:It has been well demonstrated the relationship between the infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPVs) genotypes and cervical cancer. In Northeastern Argentina a high incidence of this pathology has been described and therefore a high prevalence of HPV infection is expected. In order to identify HPV genotypes associated with malignant and pre-malignant cervical lesions present in the area, 53 ecto-endo cervical cell specimens obtained from women with cytohistological alterations were studied by a PCR-RFLP technique. Out of 53 patients, 34 (64.2%) were positive for HPV infection, being HPV-16 (32.3%) the most frequently found genotype, followed by HPV-58 (14.7%), -6, -18 and –45 (5.9%), -33, -52, -53, -54, -56, -66, -MM4 and –LVX100 (2.9%). Also 5 cases of infection caused by multiple genotypes were found, which corresponded to 14.7% of the positive cases. Results indicate that besides HPV-16 and –18, the most prevalent high-risk HPV genotypes worldwide, others like –45 and –58 as well as co-infection cases are frequent between women of Northeastern Argentina, and a particular attention should be paid to this circumstance because it could be an epidemiological feature of regional importance and a useful information for a future vaccination program.