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ArticleJournal of medical virology2025

Human Papillomavirus Genotyping and Viral Load as a Predictor of Cervical Lesions: A Prospective Study.

Yilu Zhou, Jiaxin Liu, Shuai Chen, Wenjun Pan, Yiqing Lai, Mohan Xiao, Zhonghua Shi, Xianzhen Xin, Lina Zhang

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2025. 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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Yilu ZhouChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7176-6802
Jiaxin LiuChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.
Shuai ChenChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.
Wenjun PanChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.
Yiqing LaiChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.
Mohan XiaoInternational Medical College, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhonghua ShiChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.
Xianzhen XinZhonglou District Beigang Subdistrict Community Health Service Center, Changzhou, China.
Lina ZhangChangzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Key Laboratory of Maternal and Child Health Medicine, Changzhou, China.

Funding

This study was supported by Changzhou Medical Center Clinical Research Project (CMCC202314), Jiangsu Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Development Program General Project (MS2023089), Changzhou City Policy-Guided International Cooperation Project (CZ20230020), and Leading Talent of Changzhou "The 14th Five-year Plan" High-Level Health Talents Training Project (2022CZLJ030).
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Abstract

This prospective study aims to examine the impact of changes in viral load on the occurrence of cervical lesions and to evaluate viral load as a biomarker for predicting cervical lesions and triaging HPV-positive patients. From September 2022 to August 2023, 1150 women aged 25-60 were enrolled at the Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital. All participants tested positive for HPV and negative for both cytology and pathology. A follow-up was conducted 6 months later to reassess HPV status and perform colposcopy. BMRT was employed to detect various HPV types and their viral loads. The ROC curve was utilized to determine the viral load cut-off values for different HPV types to predict cervical lesions. From baseline to follow-up, women whose HPV infection cleared were significantly younger than those with persistent HPV infection (p < 0.001). At baseline, the viral loads of the virus clearance, maintenance, and progression groups demonstrated an increasing trend (p < 0.001). Among women diagnosed with CIN during follow-up, the viral load increased significantly from baseline to follow-up (p = 0.001). The combination of HPV genotyping and viral load in the initial screening of cervical cancer enhances the prediction and identification of cervical lesions.

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GenotypePapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsViral LoadAdultCervix UteriEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHuman Papillomavirus VirusesHumansMiddle AgedProspective Studiescervical lesionsHPV genotypinghuman papillomavirusmultiple infectionsviral load

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PMCPMC12117288

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