Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most important causes of cancer. It can play a role in cervical and extra-cervical cancers. Penile cancer is rare, even if an increasing trend was recently reported. Aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes in cases of penile cancer diagnosed in Sardinia, Italy. Surrogate markers of HPV infection (i.e., E6 and p16 genes) were also evaluated in all cases.
Italian observational study on HPV infection, E6, and p16 expression in men with penile cancer / Muresu, Narcisa; Sotgiu, Giovanni; Saderi, Laura; Sechi, Illari; Cossu, Antonio; Marras, Vincenzo; Meloni, Marta; Martinelli, Marianna; Cocuzza, Clementina; Tanda, Francesco; Piana, Andrea. - In: VIROLOGY JOURNAL. - ISSN 1743-422X. - 17:1(2020), p. 161. [10.1186/s12985-020-01424-9]
Italian observational study on HPV infection, E6, and p16 expression in men with penile cancer
Muresu, Narcisa;Sotgiu, Giovanni
;Saderi, Laura;Sechi, Illari;Cossu, Antonio;Marras, Vincenzo;Tanda, Francesco;Piana, Andrea
2020-01-01
Abstract
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most important causes of cancer. It can play a role in cervical and extra-cervical cancers. Penile cancer is rare, even if an increasing trend was recently reported. Aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes in cases of penile cancer diagnosed in Sardinia, Italy. Surrogate markers of HPV infection (i.e., E6 and p16 genes) were also evaluated in all cases.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
