Higher incidence of p53 mutation in cervical carcinomas with intermediate-risk HPV infection.
OBJECTIVE
Inactivation of p53, either through mutation or interaction with human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 oncoprotein, is a characteristic feature of cervical carcinoma cell lines that have been previously studied. To elucidate the role of p53 in the carcinogenesis of Korean cervical carcinomas, 27 HPV-positive and 13 HPV-negative cervical carcinomas were studied in order to evaluate the status of the p53 gene.


METHODS
The HPV status was ascertained by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification using consensus primers designed from the E6 and E7 open reading frames (ORFs). The p53 mutation status was analyzed by direct sequencing of the PCR product in highly conserved exons 5-8.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference in the frequency of the p53 mutation between the HPV-positive and negative cases. All three mutations in the HPV-positive cases were associated with intermediate-risk viruses. The average age of the patients with the p53 mutation was 14 years older than that of patients without the p53 mutation.


CONCLUSIONS
p53 mutations are higher in the so called intermediate-risk HPV positive than HPV 16 or 18 positive cervical carcinomas.
Kim
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HJ
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Jungsuck B/D B dong 3F, 7-241, 3rd Street, Shinheung-dong, Choong-gu, Inchon 400-103, South Korea.
Song
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Hwang
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology
D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53