Sunlight, HPV, and the Risk of Skin Cancer in Renal Transplant Patients

Abstract

Nonmelanoma skin cancer is common in renal transplant patients. The importance of childhood sun exposure or specific human papillomavirus (HPV) types in the development of skin cancers in these patients is not known. Does sun exposure at an early age have a greater influence on the development of skin cancers than recent exposure? Do specific HPV subtypes correlate with benign lesions, while oncogenic HPV subtypes correlate with skin cancers? Two recent retrospective studies attempted to answer these …