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ArticleNature communications2024

Somatic mutations in 3929 HPV positive cervical cells associated with infection outcome and HPV type.

Maisa Pinheiro, Nicolas Wentzensen, Michael Dean, Meredith Yeager, Zigui Chen, Amulya Shastry, Joseph F Boland, Sara Bass, Laurie Burdett, Thomas Lorey and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Cervical Cytokine Profile in High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions.Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology · 2026
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  4. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Maisa PinheiroDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Nicolas WentzensenDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Michael DeanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2234-0631
Meredith YeagerDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3871-2225
Zigui ChenDepartment of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Amulya ShastryDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-8866-2357
Joseph F BolandDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Sara BassDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Laurie BurdettDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Thomas LoreyRegional Laboratory and Women's Health Research Institute, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA.
Sambit MishraDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8319-0599
Philip E CastleDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Mark SchiffmanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Robert D BurkDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8376-8458
Bin Zhu *Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0172-5516
Lisa Mirabello *Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA. mirabellol@mail.nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0001-8485-0106

Funding

PERSISTENT HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS IN WOMEN AT RISK FOR CERVIX CANCERU01CA078527 · NCI · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI BURK, ROBERT D · 2003 to 2018
$8.6M
Investigations Into The Molecular Pathogenesis Of Cervical Glandular NeoplasiasU01CA238592 · NCI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BURK, ROBERT D, STRICKLER, HOWARD D · 2020 to 2024
$2.8M
PERSISTENT HPV IN WOMEN AT RISK FOR CERVIX CANCERR01CA078527 · NCI · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI BURK, ROBERT D. · 1998 to 2002
$1.5M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001ENCI NIH HHS R01 CA078527NCI NIH HHS U01 CA078527NCI NIH HHS U01 CA238592U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA238592U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA78527U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NCI | Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics) Intramural funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive cervical cancers (ICC), caused by HPV infections, have a heterogeneous molecular landscape. We investigate the detection, timing, and HPV type specificity of somatic mutations in 3929 HPV-positive exfoliated cervical cell samples from individuals undergoing cervical screening in the U.S. using deep targeted sequencing in ICC cases, precancers, and HPV-positive controls. We discover a subset of hotspot mutations rare in controls (2.6%) but significantly more prevalent in precancers, particularly glandular precancer lesions (10.2%), and cancers (25.7%), supporting their involvement in ICC carcinogenesis. Hotspot mutations differ by HPV type, and HPV18/45-positive ICC are more likely to have multiple hotspot mutations compared to HPV16-positive ICC. The proportion of cells containing hotspot mutations is higher (i.e., higher variant allele fraction) in ICC and mutations are detectable up to 6 years prior to cancer diagnosis. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using exfoliated cervical cells for detection of somatic mutations as potential diagnostic biomarkers.

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Cervix UteriMutationPapillomavirus InfectionsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAdultFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHuman papillomavirus 16HumansMiddle AgedPapillomaviridaeUterine Cervical Dysplasia

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PMCPMC11393421

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