Low frequency of human papillomavirus detection in prostate tissue from individuals from Northern Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(4): 665-667, July 2009. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) was evaluated in 65 samples of prostate tumours and six samples of prostates with benign prostatic hyperplasia from individuals from Northern Brazil. We used a highly sensitive test, the Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test, to detect 37 high and low-risk HPV types. In this study, only 3 percent of tumour samples showed HPV infection. Our findings support the conclusion that, despite the high incidence of HPV infection in the geographic regions studied, HPV was not associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating the frequency of HPV detection in prostatic tissue of individuals from Brazil.
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Main subject:
Papillomaviridae
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Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Prostatic Neoplasms
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Papillomavirus Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Departamento de Anatomia Patológica/BR
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Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto/BR
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Ministério da Saúde/BR
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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Universidade Federal do Pará/BR
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