Detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) as well as mutation analysis of HPV 6b L1 gene in lesions from patients with condyloma acuminatum

Abstract

Objective To investigate the genotype of HPV and L1 gene polymorphism of HPV subtype 6b in patients with condyloma acuminatum (CA) from Wenzhou region. Methods Gene chips were used to profile the genotype of HPV in tissue samples from 73 patients with CA. PCR was performed to amplify the L1 gene in 11 samples positive for HPV type 6 followed by sequencing. Results Of the 73 patients, 61 (83.56%) were positive for HPV DNA. Among the 61 HPV-positive patients, 93.44% were infected with single type of HPV, and 6.56% with mixed type of HPV. In patients infected with single type of HPV, type 11 predominated with a prevalence of 29.51% followed by HPV 6 (18.03%); in those infected with mixed type of HPV, 6and 11 were the most common genotypes. Besides, sequencing analysis revealed single nucleotide polymorphism at 6 sites of HPV 6b type L1 gene, and an A/T polymorphism at position -810 was present in all samples, which was considered to be a local mutation of HPV from Wenzhou region. Conclusions In Wenzhou region, HPV types 11 and 6 prevail in patients with CA, and multiple mutations are present in L1 gene of HPV 6b type. Key words: Condyloma acuminata; Human papillomavirus; Genes; Oligonucleotide array sequence analysis