Study of human papillomavirus in biopsy tissue specimens of esophageal carcinomas in Linzhou city / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
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(6): 39-41, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-231198
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), particularly of high-risk HPV in biopsy tissue specimens of esophageal carcinomas in Linzhou city.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>General nested primer sets were used to detected the whole HPV genotypes, following by HPV16 and 18 type specific PCR for the HPV16 and 18 detection respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All 18 biopsy samples were HPV positive, and HPV 16 was detected in 13 of the 18 samples, HPV 18 was detected in 4 of the 18 samples.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The high rate of HPV in the esophageal carcinoma samples suggested that HPV infection may be an important etiologic factor in the development of esophageal cancer in Linzhou city.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Papillomaviridae
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Pathology
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Virology
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Biopsy
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Esophageal Neoplasms
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China
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Esophagus
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Human papillomavirus 16
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Human papillomavirus 18
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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