Detection of human papillomavirus in esophageal carcinoma tissues from Baoding City of Hebei Province / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between the human papillomavirus (HPV) and esophageal carcinoma in Baoding City of Hebei Province.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We detected HPV DNA in 42 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues from surgically resected esophageal carcinomas from Baoding City of Hebei Province, by PCR with the general primer set of GP5 + /6 + for HPV L1 gene and type-specific primer sets for HPV16 and 18 as well.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>37 from 42 esophageal carcinoma samples were HPV positive and the rate was 88.1%. Among the samples detected, 19 were HPV16 E6 positive and rate was 45.2%, eight were HPV18 E6 positive and rate was 19.0%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The high rate of HPV in the esophageal carcinoma samples suggested that HPV plays an etiologic role in the development of esophageal cancer in Baoding City of Hebei Province.</p>