Abstract
The finding that human papillomavirus (HPV) genes can immortalise breast epithelial cells has led to suggestions that HPV could be involved in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) we have been unable to demonstrate the presence of HPV DNA in a series of 80 breast carcinomas.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 24 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $10.79 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Wrede, D., Luqmani, Y., Coombes, R. et al. Absence of HPV 16 and 18 DNA in breast cancer. Br J Cancer 65, 891–894 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1992.186
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1992.186
This article is cited by
-
Detection of human papillomavirus genotypes, herpes simplex, varicella zoster and cytomegalovirus in breast cancer patients
Virology Journal (2021)
-
Low frequency of HPV positivity in breast tumors among patients from south-central Poland
Infectious Agents and Cancer (2021)
-
Presence of human papillomavirus DNA in breast cancer: a Spanish case-control study
BMC Cancer (2017)
-
Molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of human papillomavirus type-16 from suspected patients in Pakistan
Infectious Agents and Cancer (2016)
-
Detection of human papillomavirus-16 DNA in archived clinical samples of breast and lung cancer patients from North Pakistan
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology (2016)
