TY - JOUR ID - 39547 TI - The Prevalence of Human Papilloma Virus in Esopha-geal Squamous Cell Carcinoma JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Noori, Sadat AU - Monabati, Ahmad AU - Ghaderi, Abbasali AD - Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Hematology Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 37 IS - 2 SP - 126 EP - 133 KW - Squamous cell carcinoma KW - Esophagus KW - Human papilloma virus KW - Polymerase chain reaction DO - N2 - Background: Carcinomas of esophagus, mostly squamous cell carcinomas, occur throughout the world. There are a number of suspected genetic or environmental etiologies. Human papilloma virus (HPV) is said to be a major etiology in areas with high incidence of esophageal carcinoma, while it is hardly detectable in low incidence regions. This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of HPV in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cases diagnosed in Pathology Department, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: DNA material for PCR amplification of HPV genome was extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of 92 cases of ESCC, diagnosed during 20 years from 1982 to 2002. Polymerase chain reaction was performed for amplification and detection of common HPV and type specific HPV-16 and HPV-18 genomic sequences in the presence of positive control (HPV-18 and HPV positive biopsies of uterine exocervix) and additional internal controls i.e. beta-globin and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4). Result: Good amplification of positive control and internal controls was observed. However, no amplification of HPV genome was observed. Conclusion: There is no association between HPV infection and the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the cases evaluated. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_39547.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_39547_bed67846f1be113df90de3dc3d43cf25.pdf ER -