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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1B
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
Infection with specific human papillomavirus (HPV) types is the strongest risk factor in cervical carcinogenesis. In this study we analysed, by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cervical specimens obtained from consenting women with abnormal Pap smears collected from 1996 to 1998. Consensus- and type-specific-primers directed PCR were used in order to detect the presence and to determine the most common HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 31 and 33. Out of 1874 specimens, 1207 (64%) contained one or more HPV types. Approximately half HPVs were typed (621 out of 1207) and the others remained untyped (586 out of 1207), 51% and 49%, respectively. Beside low-risk HPV 6/11 (5%), the most frequently observed HPVs were high-risk HPV types, especially type 16 (12%), while HPV types 18 (2%), 31 (5%) and 33 (3%) were less frequent. The HPV positivity rate declined with age, although all HPV types were equally distributed in different age groups. The presence of HPV DNA significantly increased from 55% to 78% along with the severity of the cervical lesions, i.e. low- and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL, HSIL). Undetermined HPV types, other than 6/11, 16, 18, 31 and 33 were equally distributed in LSIL and HSIL which indicates that they represent low- as well as high-risk HPV types. Our results indicated that HPV infections, especially those with HPV 16, represent a significant public health concern in Croatia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-7005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
579-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Cervix Uteri, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Condylomata Acuminata, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Croatia, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-DNA Probes, HPV, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Papillomaviridae, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Papillomavirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Tumor Virus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Uterine Cervical Dysplasia, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11299808-Uterine Cervicitis
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of genital human papillomavirus infections by polymerase chain reaction among Croatian women.
pubmed:affiliation
Rudjer Boskovi? Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. grce@rudjer.irb.hr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't