Detection of E6/E7 HPV oncogene transcripts as biomarker of cervical intaepithelial displasia


Submitted: 17 February 2014
Accepted: 17 February 2014
Published: 30 September 2009
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It is widely accepted that only persistent infection with high risk types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV HR) is a significant risk factor for the development of an invasive squamous cervical cancer. The overexpression of viral oncogenes E6/E7 of HPV is considered a necessary process for incurring in a malignant phenotype.A HPV infection can be identified by detection of HPV DNA in biological samples, but the DNAbased tests cannot delineate between transient or persistent and potentially transforming infection. Instead there is many evidence to suggest that detection of HPV gene expression may constitute a more specific approach to highlight a clinically significant infection. Especially seems that the detection of E6/E7 transcripts can be usefully used for identify the women with a persistent HPV infection that will can induce a future cervical cancer. The aim of our study is to investigate if the detection of oncogenic viral gene activity by detecting transcripts of the E6 and E7 genes can be most usefull of HPV-DNA test in the triage of ASCUS or low grade cervical lesions. Our results confirm that HPV E6/E7 mRNA test can be considered a promising method to stratify HPV positive women for risk of future high-grade cervical lesions or cervical intaepithelial neoplasia.

Carcheri, M., Oliveri, C., Fusco, A., Chiossone, I., Milano, P., Ferretti, A., Alabiso, A., Muselli, L., Cirillo, R., & Capuzzo, R. (2009). Detection of E6/E7 HPV oncogene transcripts as biomarker of cervical intaepithelial displasia. Microbiologia Medica, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2527

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