Absence of human papillomavirus sequences in epithelial breast cancer in a Mexican female population

Lisbeth Herrera-Romano, Nora Fernández-Tamayo, Eduardo Gómez-Conde, Juan M. Reyes-Cardoso, Felipe Ortiz-Gutierrez, Guillermo Ceballos, Alejandra Valdivia, Patricia Piña, Mauricio Salcedo

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Abstract

The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in breast cancer is controversial. We evaluated 118 breast carcinomas and two paraffin-embedded tissues of lesions of the nipple of Mexican patients for HPV sequences. No carcinoma sample exhibited koilocytosis, in contrast to lesions of the nipple. We subjected purified DNAs to PCR employing two HPV16/E6 or GP5/6 primer set oligonucleotides. Results showed that HPV DNA sequences were absent in the breast tissues. Absence of HPV in breast carcinoma failed to support an association between HPV infection and this carcinoma.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1515-1517
Number of pages3
JournalMedical Oncology
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • HPV
  • Invasive ductal Carcinoma

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