Beta-papillomaviruses in anogenital hairs plucked from healthy individuals

A total of 150 specimens of anogenital hairs plucked from the scrotal, pubic, and perianal region of 51 immunocompetent healthy male individuals were tested for the presence of beta‐papillomaviruses (beta‐HPV) using the nested Ma/Ha polymerase chain reaction. Beta‐HPV were found in a total of 38 (25...

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Published in:Journal of medical virology 2006-12, Vol.78 (12), p.1673-1678
Main Authors: Potočnik, Marko, Kocjan, Boštjan J., Seme, Katja, Luzar, Boštjan, Babič, Dunja Z., Poljak, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anal Canal - virology
anogenital hairs
Betapapillomavirus - classification
Betapapillomavirus - genetics
Betapapillomavirus - isolation & purification
Biological and medical sciences
DNA, Viral - analysis
DNA, Viral - isolation & purification
epidermodysplasia verruciformis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genotype
Hair - virology
HPV
Human viral diseases
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular Sequence Data
Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections - virology
papillomaviruses
Phylogeny
Prevalence
Pubic Symphysis
Scrotum - virology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Slovenia
Viral diseases
Virology
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Summary:A total of 150 specimens of anogenital hairs plucked from the scrotal, pubic, and perianal region of 51 immunocompetent healthy male individuals were tested for the presence of beta‐papillomaviruses (beta‐HPV) using the nested Ma/Ha polymerase chain reaction. Beta‐HPV were found in a total of 38 (25.3%) of 150 hair samples. According to the sampling sites, beta‐HPV were detected in 18/51 (35.3%), 13/50 (26.0%), and 7/49 (14.3%) plucked hair samples obtained from the pubic, scrotal, and perianal region, respectively. The prevalence of beta‐HPV in the plucked pubic hairs was significantly higher than in the perianal hairs (P = 0.013). In contrast, the difference in the prevalence of beta‐HPV in the pubic and scrotal hairs as well as in scrotal and perianal hairs did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.302 and P = 0.227, respectively). The difference in the lifetime‐cumulative sun exposure is the most likely explanation for the differences obtained on beta‐HPV prevalence. Beta‐HPV genotype HPV‐38 was detected most frequently, followed by HPV‐36, HPV‐15, and HPV‐14D. In addition to the beta‐HPV recognized officially five partial DNA sequences suggesting putative new HPV genotypes were identified. J. Med. Virol. 78:1673–1678, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/jmv.20753