Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and HPV infection

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(2):179-81.

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been recognized as the major cause of cervical cancer [1]. The transformation zone of the cervix is the most frequent target of the high risk HPV types. In our study infection with HPV16 and 18 was investigated in the cervical scrapes of 28 subjects with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. The DNAs isolated from the samples were amplified by dot-blot hybridization with fragmented digoxygenin labelled probes. Eighteen of 28 patients (64.3%) were found positive for HPV-16, eleven (39.3%) were found positive for HPV-18 and six patients (21%) were infected with both HPV types. This method is practical and sensitive for determining patients with a higher risk of developing HPV-related cancer.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Colposcopy
  • DNA, Viral / analysis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Incidence
  • Middle Aged
  • Papillomaviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Papillomavirus Infections / complications
  • Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / pathology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Risk Factors
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tumor Virus Infections / complications
  • Tumor Virus Infections / epidemiology
  • Tumor Virus Infections / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / etiology
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / etiology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vaginal Smears

Substances

  • DNA, Viral