Article
HPV persistence and its oncogenic role in prostate tumors.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2012
Tachezy Ruth, Hrbacek Jan, Heracek Jiri, Salakova Martina, Smahelova Jana, Ludvikova Viera, Svec Alexandr, Urban Michael, Hamsikova Eva
Abstract excerpt
HPV has carcinogenic effects at several anatomical sites in women and men. Whether the presence of HPV in the genitourinary tract of men is associated with a higher prostate cancer risk has been a matter of research for a long-time and the results are still not fully conclusive. Similarly, the question of the reservoir of HPV infection in men is not clearly resolved. HPV DNA presence and types were evaluated by...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Viral
- Biopsy
- DNA, Viral
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
