title: HPV genotypes concordance between sex partners.
abstract: The HPV genotype concordance in the sexual couples could support the sexual viral transmission of HPV infection. The present study contains a case-report of a stable Italian sex couple harbouring the same five HPV genotypes in their genital samples. The female partner, affected by vulvar condilomatosis, evidenced positivity in her cervicovaginal scraping with high risk HPV DNA Hybrid Capture 2 test and was negative at liquid-based performed Pap Test and at colposcopic examination. The male partner was clinically healthy regarding his external genitalia. In both male and female genital scrapings, the following HPV genotypes were detected by means of a PCR-based assay: 6, 16, 53, 73 and 84. This considerably high genotype concordance does not appear to be casual and supports, in our opinion, the hypothesis that genital HPV types are sexually transmitted agents
authors: Pathology Department, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Benevolo
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mottolese
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Marandino
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Carosi
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Diodoro
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sentinelli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Visca
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Rollo
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Mariani
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Vocaturo
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sindico
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Di Giannuario
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Perrone Donnorso
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pellicciotta
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Vocaturo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology*; D012747:Sexual Partners