Detection of human papillomavirus DNA and genotyping in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma

Atalay F., Taskiran C., Taner M. Z. , Pak I., Or M., Tuncer S.

JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH, vol.33, no.6, pp.823-828, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00663.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.823-828
  • Keywords: human papillomavirus, ovarian cancer, paraffin-embedded tissue, polymerase chain reaction, ENDOMETRIAL, INFECTION, CANCERS, CELLS, HPV
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in Turkish patients with epithelial ovarian cancer by using the highly sensitive technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify all the subtypes of this unique oncogenic virus.