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ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2012

Correlation between ebv co-infection and HPV16 genome integrity in Tunisian cervical cancer patients.

Saloua Kahla, Sarra Oueslati, Mongia Achour, Lotfi Kochbati, Mohamed Badis Chanoufi, Mongi Maalej, Ridha Oueslati

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Article in Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Saloua KahlaUnit of Immunology Microbiology Environmental and Carcinogenesis (IMEC), Science Faculty of Bizerte, University of Carthage , 7021 Jarzouna, Bizerte , Tunisia.
Sarra Oueslati
Mongia Achour
Lotfi Kochbati
Mohamed Badis Chanoufi
Mongi Maalej
Ridha Oueslati
University of Carthage · TNInstitut Salah-Azaïz · TNHôpital La Rabta · TN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection with high risk Human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is necessary but not sufficient to cause cervical carcinoma. This study explored whether multiple HR-HPV or coinfection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) influence the integration status of HPV16 genome. The presence and typing of HPV in a series of 125 cervical specimens were assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the specific primers for the HPV L1 region. As for EBV infection, the viral EBNA1 gene was used for its detection through PCR amplification. Disruption of the HPV E2 gene was assessed by amplification of the entire E2 gene with single set of primers, while E2 transcripts were evaluated by a reverse transcription PCR method (RT-PCR). The overall prevalence of HPVDNA was of 81.8% in cervical cancers versus 26.9% in benign lesions. In HPV positive cases, HPV16 and HPV18 were the most prevalent types, followed by HPV types 33, 31. EBV EBNA1 prevalence was statistically more frequent in cervical carcinomas than in benign lesions (29.5%, vs 9.6%; P=0.01). No viral infection was detected in healthy control women. The uninterrupted E2 gene was correlated with the presence of E2 transcripts originating from the HPV episomal forms. It was observed that integration was more common in HPV18 and EBV coinfection. The presence of EBV caused a five-fold [OR= 5; CI= 1.15-21.8; P = 0.04] increase in the risk of HPV16 genome integration in the host genome. This study indicates that EBV infection is acting as a cofactor for induction of cervical cancer by favoring HPVDNA integration.

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Cervical cancerE2 geneE2 mRNAEpstein-Barr virusHigh risk human papillomaviruses

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PMID24031886
PMCPMC3768824
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