General primer-mediated polymerase chain reaction permits the detection of sequenced and still unsequenced human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical scrapes and carcinomas
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Adriaan J. C. Van Den Brule
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorPeter J. F. Snijders
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRoel L. J. Gordijn
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorOtto P. Bleker
Department of Gynecology, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorChris J. L. M. Meijer
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJan M. M. Walboomers
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Adriaan J. C. Van Den Brule
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorPeter J. F. Snijders
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRoel L. J. Gordijn
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorOtto P. Bleker
Department of Gynecology, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorChris J. L. M. Meijer
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJan M. M. Walboomers
Department of Pathology, Section of Molecular Pathology, Free University Hospital, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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A newly developed general primer-mediated polymerase chain reaction (GP-PCR) was used for the detection of a broad spectrum of Human Papilloma-virus (HPV) genotypes, including unsequenced types, in cytologically normal and abnormal cervical smears and in biopsies of cervical carcinomas. This PCR method used different general primer sets, located in strongly conserved E1 and L1 regions of the HPV genome. Comparison between results of GP-PCR and HPV-type-specific PCR (TS-PCR) revealed an increase in overall HPV prevalence to 25%, 80% and 88% in scrapes with normally, slightly and severely dysplastic cells, respectively. Unsequenced HPV types were detected in 11% of cytologically normal swabs and in up to 30% of scrapes with dysplastic cells. Further characterization showed that unsequenced types concern HPV 13, 30, 31, 45, 51 and some other, possibly unknown HPV types. More than 90% of carcinomas in situ and invasive cervical carcinomas contained HPV. In the latter, only HPV16 and HPV18 were present. HPV16 was most frequently found in both normal and dysplastic cells, the rate being highest in neoplastic tissue. These results indicate that GP-PCR is a powerful approach for detecting as yet uncharacterized HPV types associated with neoplastic transformation of cervical squamous cell epithelium.
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