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The correlation between HPV infection subtype and lung squamous cell carcinoma in Qingdao region

GAO Zhi-di1SHAO Wei1,LI Li2,MA Xiao-ye1, SUN Yu-ping3,*   

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    1. Haici Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266033; 2. Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266042, Shandong; 3. Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250012,
    Shandong, China
  • Received:2012-10-23 Revised:2013-01-22 Online:2013-03-30 Published:2013-03-30
  • Contact: SUN Yu-ping,E-mail:sunyuping@ live.cn

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To find out the prevalence and subtype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) among lung squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). METHODSWe collected and examined 196 paraffin sections of lung SCC in Qingdao patients for the presence of HPV with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and dot hybridization. RESULTS:We found that 58.16% of (114/196) all samples were positive for HPV. The four main types were HPV6 (48/196,24.49%),HPV16 (61/196,31.12%),HPV18 (4/196,2.04%) and HPV58 (1/196,0.51%). HPV6 mainly existed in the low-grade malignant squamous carcinoma,while HPV16 was mainly found in highly malignant squamous carcinoma. There were correlations between smoking (92.98%),male gender (70.18%) and HPV positive rate in lung squamous carcinoma. CONCLUSION:There was an obvious relationship between the HPV subtype and the lung SCC. The study provided a theoretical basis for the preventive treatment of HPV vaccine on lung SCC.

Key words: human papillomavirus genotype, polymerase chain reaction, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinomas