Development of a General-Primer-PCR-Reverse-Line-Blotting System for Detection of Beta and Gamma Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses

The beta and gamma genera of papillomaviruses consist of epidermodysplasia verruciformis-related human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and phylogenetically related cutaneous HPVs. Here, we have developed a consensus primer PCR assay and reverse line blot typing system coupled thereto (referred to as beta an...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005-11, Vol.43 (11), p.5581-5587
Main Authors: Brink, Antoinette A. T. P, Lloveras, Belen, Nindl, Ingo, Heideman, Danie̊lle A. M, Kramer, Debbie, Pol, René, Fuente, M. Jose, Meijer, Chris J. L. M, Snijders, Peter J. F
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Language:English
Subjects:
Base Sequence
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
DNA Primers - genetics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hair - virology
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infectious diseases
Kidney Transplantation
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Papillomaviridae - genetics
Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sequence Alignment
Skin - pathology
Skin - virology
Virology
Warts - diagnosis
Warts - etiology
Warts - pathology
Warts - virology
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Summary:The beta and gamma genera of papillomaviruses consist of epidermodysplasia verruciformis-related human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and phylogenetically related cutaneous HPVs. Here, we have developed a consensus primer PCR assay and reverse line blot typing system coupled thereto (referred to as beta and gamma cutaneous HPV PCR [BGC-PCR]) for detection and typing of 24 beta and gamma HPVs (HPV types 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36, 37, 38, 47, 48, 49, 50, 60, and 65). Because the HPV-specific PCR products are only 72 bp in size, the system is suitable for formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens and other samples in which the DNA is of suboptimal quality. This system was able to detect and type as little as 100 ag to 1 fg HPV DNA per reaction (depending on the HPV type) in a background of 100 ng human DNA without any cross-reactivity between the tested types. Beta and gamma HPVs were detected in DNA extracted from plucked eyebrow hairs of 31 of 34 renal transplant recipients. In addition, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens from nonmelanoma skin tumors of renal transplant recipients (n = 25) and immunocompetent individuals (n = 15) scored BGC-PCR positive in 21 and 6 cases, respectively, with HPV type 5 (HPV5) and HPV8 being the predominant types. The data indicate that this method can be a valuable, user-friendly tool for the detection and typing of cutaneous HPV in clinical specimens and may have implications for future monitoring of vaccines or alternative treatment modalities for diseases caused by these cutaneous HPVs.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.43.11.5581-5587.2005