Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10900134 | Cancer Letters | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We examined the presence of human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV6) DNA in a series of 74 bladder carcinomas from a Mediterranean population to elucidate their possible role as cofactor in the development of bladder cancer with or without associated human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. HHV-6 type B DNA was present in 5 men (6.8%) out of the 74 tumors investigated; two of them had associated HPV-16 DNA in the same specimen. In one case that had associated urothelial carcinoma in situ, both HHV-6B and HPV-16 DNA were present. In conclusion, the low incidence of HHV-6B in bladder cancer and the ubiquitous nature of HHV-6 infection are more consistent with a bystander role rather than cofactor in the oncogenesis of bladder cancer.
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Authors
Alberto L. Escudero, Rafael J. Luque, Ana Quintero, Jose Alvarez-Kindelan, Maria J. Requena, Rodolfo Montironi, Antonio Lopez-Beltran,