Author/Editor		Potočnik, Marko; Kocjan, Boštjan; Seme, Katja; Luzar, Boštjan; Babič, Dunja Z; Poljak, Mario
Title		Beta-papillomaviruses in anogenital hairs plucked from healthy individuals
Type		članek
Source		J Med Virol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 78, št. 12
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 1673-8
Language		eng
Abstract		A total of 150 specimens of anogenital hairs plucked from the scrotal, pubic, and perianal region of 51 immunocompetent healthy male individuals were tested for the presence of beta-papillomaviruses (beta-HPV) using the nested M(a)/H(a) polymerase chain reaction. Beta-HPV were found in a total of 38 (25.3%) of 150 hair samples. According to the sampling sites, beta-HPV were detected in 18/51 (35.3%), 13/50 (26.0%), and 7/49 (14.3%) plucked hair samples obtained from the pubic, scrotal, and perianal region, respectively. The prevalence of beta-HPV in the plucked pubic hairs was significantly higher than in the perianal hairs (P = 0.013). In contrast, the difference in the prevalence of beta-HPV in the pubic and scrotal hairs as well as in scrotal and perianal hairs did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.302 and P = 0.227, respectively). The difference in the lifetime-cumulative sun exposure is the most likely explanation for the differences obtained on beta-HPV prevalence. Beta-HPV genotype HPV-38 was detected most frequently, followed by HPV-36, HPV-15, and HPV-14D. In addition to the beta-HPV recognized officially five partial DNA sequences suggesting putative new HPV genotypes were identified.
Descriptors		IMMUNOCOMPETENCE ADULT DNA, VIRAL GENOTYPE HAIR MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA PHYLOGENY PREVALENCE PUBIC SYMPHYSIS SCROTUM SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA