Prevalence of human papillomavirus variants and genetic diversity in the L1 gene and long control region of HPV16, HPV31, and HPV58 found in North-East Brazil

Ana Pavla Almeida Diniz Gurgel; Bárbara Simas Chagas; Carolina Medeiros do Amaral; Kamylla Conceição Gomes Nascimento; Lígia Rosa Sales Leal; Jacinto da Costa Silva Neto; Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz; Antonio Carlos de Freitas

doi:10.1155/2015/130828

Prevalence of human papillomavirus variants and genetic diversity in the L1 gene and long control region of HPV16, HPV31, and HPV58 found in North-East Brazil

Biomed Res Int. 2015:2015:130828. doi: 10.1155/2015/130828. Epub 2015 Feb 22.

Authors

Ana Pavla Almeida Diniz Gurgel¹, Bárbara Simas Chagas¹, Carolina Medeiros do Amaral¹, Kamylla Conceição Gomes Nascimento¹, Lígia Rosa Sales Leal¹, Jacinto da Costa Silva Neto², Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz³, Antonio Carlos de Freitas¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Molecular Studies and Experimental Therapy (LEMTE), Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego S/N, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.
² Department of Histology and Embryology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego S/N, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.
³ Molecular Biology Laboratory, Pediatric Oncohematology Center, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhaes S/N, 50100-130 Recife, PE, Brazil.

Abstract

This study showed the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) variants as well as nucleotide changes within L1 gene and LCR of the HPV16, HPV31, and HPV58 found in cervical lesions of women from North-East Brazil.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brazil / epidemiology
Capsid Proteins / genetics
Female
Genes, Viral / genetics*
Genetic Variation / genetics*
Humans
Papillomaviridae / genetics*
Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Papillomavirus Infections / virology*
Prevalence
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / virology

Substances

Capsid Proteins