title: Distribution of human papillomavirus types in Turkish women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Since oncogenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are associated with a higher risk of cervical cancer and certain types can be controlled by a vaccine, a study has been performed to determine the HPV genotype distribution among Turkish women.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included patients with abnormal cytology or in the follow-up for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia between 2002 and 2009 at Hacettepe University Hospital. The results of 1797 consecutive cervical samples were analyzed retrospectively. INNO-LiPA HPV genotyping, HPV-Typing and Seeplex HPV 18-plex genotyping tests were used to determine the types of HPV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HPV was detected in 404 (22.4%) of 1797 samples studied. HPV DNA was identified in 194 cases by using HPV-Typing test but the specific genotype was not available. The most frequent genotype was HPV 16 which was observed in 103 cases (49.0%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HPV 16 was the most common genotype observed among Turkish women with abnormal cytology. It suggests that HPV vaccination may be useful for prevention of cervical cancer in this population.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. zstuncer@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boyraz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060085:Coinfection; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D052162:Human papillomavirus 16 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral