title: Infection of the oral mucosa with defined types of human papillomaviruses.
abstract: Biopsies from 9 different oral papillomatous proliferations were analysed for human papilloma viral (HPV) sequences of types 1 to 19 and 21 to 26 by Southern blot analysis with 32p-labelled cellular DNA. HPV sequences were detected in 7 out of 9 biopsies obtained from individual patients. Of three cases with the clinical diagnosis focal hyperplasia Heck, two contained HPV-6 related sequences and one HPV 13. In addition, one tongue base papilloma contained HPV 11. A papilloma of the palate revealed HPV 11 sequences. HPV 6 could be demonstrated twice in the remaining 4 oral papillomatous proliferations. Two biopsies remained negative. The data shows that HPV DNA can be regularly demonstrated in oral papillomas.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes