Effect of human papillomavirus infection on the immune system and its role in the course of cervical cancer

D Song, H Li, H Li, J Dai - Oncology letters, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely known as a cause of cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer. The mechanisms involved have been studied by …

Human papillomavirus in cervical cancer screening: important role as biomarker

GAV Boulet, CAJ Horvath, S Berghmans… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2008 - AACR
Cervical cytology screening has reduced cervical cancer morbidity and mortality but shows
important shortcomings in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Infection with distinct types of …

Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva, vagina and anus: a meta‐analysis

H De Vuyst, GM Clifford, MC Nascimento… - … journal of cancer, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This meta‐analysis investigated human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in vulvar, vaginal
and anal intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN, VAIN, AIN) grades 1–3 and carcinoma from 93 …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of human papillomavirus in heterosexual couples

BY Hernandez, LR Wilkens, X Zhu… - Emerging infectious …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We examined the transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) in 25 heterosexual,
monogamous couples (25 men, 25 women), followed up over an average of 7.5 months. A …

Prospective analysis of oncogenic driver mutations and environmental factors: Japan molecular epidemiology for lung cancer study

T Kawaguchi, Y Koh, M Ando, N Ito, S Takeo… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Oncogenic driver mutations are critical for lung cancer development and serve as
therapeutic targets. However, their associations with environmental factors are not fully …

Prevalence, clearance, and incidence of anal human papillomavirus infection in HIV-infected men: the HIPVIRG cohort study

A de Pokomandy, D Rouleau, G Ghattas… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–seropositive men who have sex with
men (MSM) are at higher risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. This study was …

Aptima HPV E6/E7 mRNA test is as sensitive as Hybrid Capture 2 Assay but more specific at detecting cervical precancer and cancer

S Ratnam, F Coutlee, D Fontaine… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) E6/E7 oncogene expression may be more
predictive of cervical cancer risk than testing for HPV DNA. The Aptima HPV test (Gen …

Aetiological heterogeneity of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: the role of human papillomavirus infections, smoking and alcohol

NJ Farsi, MC Rousseau, N Schlecht… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Tobacco and alcohol consumption are the main risk factors for head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In addition, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection plays a causal …

Distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Cape Town, South Africa

AC McDonald, AI Tergas, L Kuhn, L Denny… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Objective: HIV-positive women are known to be at high-risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)
infection and its associated cervical pathology. Here, we describe the prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus (HPV) perinatal transmission and risk of HPV persistence among children: design, methods and preliminary results of the HERITAGE …

H Trottier, MH Mayrand, F Coutlée, P Monnier… - Papillomavirus …, 2016 - Elsevier
Perinatal route of transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) has been demonstrated in
several small studies. We designed a large prospective cohort study (HERITAGE) to better …