## Abstract Human papillomavirus (HPV) types causing anogenital lesions and cancer are accepted as being sexually transmitted. The methods whereby children acquire these anogenital type HPV infections are unclear. The present study determined the prevalence of antiβHPVβ16, HPVβ11 and HPVβ18 IgG ant
Identification of a novel human papillomavirus (HPV97) related to HPV18 and HPV45
β Scribed by Zigui Chen; Leiping Fu; Rolando Herrero; Mark Schiffman; Robert D. Burk
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 358 KB
- Volume
- 121
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 97 was identified and the genome was cloned from cervicovaginal cells of a Costa Rican woman with a normal Pap smear. The HPV97 L1 open reading frame (ORF) was most closely related to HPV45 (84% identity) and HPV18 (79% identity), placing it into the highβrisk Ξ±7 species. Ectopic expression of the HPV97 E6 and E7 proteins significantly decreased steady state p53 and pRb levels using an in vitro cotransfection assay, respectively. These data suggest that HPV97 shares a most recent common ancestor with HPV18 and HPV45 and should be evaluated in cancer specimens from different geographic populations. Β© 2007 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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