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Biological evidence for a causal role of HPV16 in a small fraction of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

2013; Springer Nature; Volume: 109; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/bjc.2013.296

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Gordana Halec, Dana Holzinger, Markus Schmitt, Christa Flechtenmacher, Gerhard Dyckhoff, B. Lloveras, Daniela Höfler, F. Xavier Bosch, Michael Pawlita,

Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a causal factor in virtually all cervical and a subset of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OP-SCC), whereas its role in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (L-SCC) is unclear. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (N=154) and deep-frozen tissues (N=55) of 102 L-SCC patients were analysed for the presence of 51 mucosal HPV types. HPV DNA-positive (HPV DNA+) cases were analysed for E6*I mRNA transcripts of all high risk (HR)/probably/possibly (p)HR-HPV identified, and for HPV type 16 (HPV16) viral load. Expression of p16INK4a, pRb, cyclin D1 and p53 was analysed by immunohistochemistry. Ninety-two patients were valid in DNA analysis, of which 32 (35%) had at least one HPV DNA+ sample. Among the 29 single infections, 22 (76%) were HPV16, 2 (7%) HPV56 and 1 each (4%) HPV45, HPV53, HPV70, HPV11 and HPV42. Three cases harboured HPV16 with HPV33 (twice) or HPV45. Only 32% of HPV DNA+ findings were reproducible. Among HPV16 DNA+ L-SCC, 2 out of 23 (9%) had high viral loads, 5 out of 25 (21%) expressed E6*I mRNA and 3 out of 21 (14%) showed high p16INK4a and low pRb expression (all three HPV16 RNA-positive), immunohistochemical marker combination not identified in any other HPV DNA+ or HPV DNA-negative (HPV DNA−) L-SCC, respectively. HPV type 16 has a causative role in a small subgroup of L-SCC (<5% in this German hospital series).