Low frequency of human papillomavirus detection in prostate tissue from individuals from Northern Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 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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Asunto principal:
Papillomaviridae
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Hiperplasia Prostática
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Neoplasias de la Próstata
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Infecciones por Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2009
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Article
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