Oncologic risk factors in papillomavirus infection
Safronnikova, N.R.; Zaraĭskiĭ, M.I.; Chukhlovin, A.B.
Voprosy Onkologii 49(4): 450-454
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 14569935 Document Number: 234463
Cytological screening is essential for adequate diagnosis of gynecological cancer. Moreover, every effort should be made to identify such risks of cancer as viruses (HPV, Herpes simplex, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, etc.). When high risk HPV-16 and HPV-18 are detected, diagnostic strategies should include assay of blood prolactin and prolactin/TTH ratio. Virus-related tumors and various risk groups may be studied using HPV genotyping detection of high-risk alleles of certain genes. Hence, some HPV gene variants and gene polymorphism can be investigated as potential risk factors in women.