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ArticleOral oncology2023

Characterization of the oral microbiota among middle-aged men with and without human papillomavirus infection.

Kristina R Dahlstrom, Andrew G Sikora, Yanhong Liu, Chia-Chi Chang, Peng Wei, Erich M Sturgis, Guojun Li

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Article in Oral oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 13 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kristina R DahlstromSection of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Andrew G SikoraDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Yanhong LiuSection of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Chia-Chi ChangDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Peng WeiDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Erich M SturgisDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Guojun LiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: gli@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Evaluating Etiological Impact of Metatranscriptomic and Immunological Features for Lung CancerR03CA262911 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LIU, YANHONG · 2021 to 2022
$160k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R03 CA262911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo characterize the oral microbiota among middle-aged men and identify differences between men with a prevalent oral high-risk (oncogenic) HPV infection and those without. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a case-control study nested within a prospective screening study for HPV-related cancers among middle-aged men. 16S rRNA sequencing was used to characterize the oral microbiota and the cobas HPV Test was used to detect presence of oral high-risk HPV types. We determined the overall composition of the oral microbiota and assessed differences in relative abundance of bacterial taxa as well as alpha and beta diversity among men with a prevalent oral high-risk HPV infection compared to men who were HPV-negative.

resultsAmong 13 high-risk HPV-positive and 30 HPV-negative men, we found significant differences in beta diversity but not alpha diversity. Fretibacterium, F0058, Kingella, Treponema, and Prevotella were more abundant among the high-risk HPV-positive men while Neisseria and Lactobacillus were more abundant among the HPV-negative men.

conclusionThis study adds to the evidence that the oral microbiota varies according to oral HPV infection status and may be associated with the natural history of oral HPV infection.

Indexed as

MicrobiotaMouth DiseasesPapillomavirus InfectionsCase-Control StudiesHuman Papillomavirus VirusesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPapillomaviridaeProspective StudiesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S rRNA sequencingCase-control studiesHPVHuman papillomavirus infectionOral microbiomeOral microbiotaOropharynx

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PMID37178654
PMCPMC10330617
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