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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1408-1410, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1408-1410.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Presence of DNA of Human Papillomavirus 16 but No Other Types in Tumor-Free Tonsillar Tissue

Renwei Chen,1,2* Peter Sehr,3 Tim Waterboer,3 Ilmo Leivo,4 Michael Pawlita,3 Antti Vaheri,1 and Leena-Maija Aaltonen1,2

Departments of Virology,1 Pathology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki,4 Laboratory Diagnostics and Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland,2 Applied Tumor Virology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany3

Received 5 April 2004/ Returned for modification 27 May 2004/ Accepted 4 November 2004

According to PCR, the prevalences of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA were 6.3% (13 of 206) in tonsillitis or hypertrophic tonsillar tissues and 0.6% (1 of 174) in exfoliated cells from normal tonsils. HPV-16 was the only type detected in tonsillar tissues, but it did not appear to lead to L1 antibody production.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, Haartmaninkatu 3, P.O. Box 21, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Phone: 358-9-19126480. Fax: 358-9-19126491. E-mail: Renwei.Chen{at}helsinki.fi.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1408-1410, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1408-1410.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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