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Cutaneous human papillomavirus infection, the EVER2 gene and incidence of squamous cell carcinoma: A case‐control study
Author(s) -
Patel Anita S.,
Karagas Margaret R.,
Pawlita Michael,
Waterboer Tim,
Nelson Heather H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.23377
Subject(s) - epidermodysplasia verruciformis , skin cancer , genotype , hpv infection , incidence (geometry) , case control study , biology , genetic predisposition , population , risk factor , papillomaviridae , cancer , gene , epidermoid carcinoma , melanoma , immunology , oncology , medicine , human papillomavirus , cervical cancer , cancer research , genetics , physics , environmental health , optics
Abstract The first evidence of an association between HPV and non‐melanoma skin cancer comes from patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV). EV is a rare heritable disease characterized by cutaneous warts that display not only a high rate of progression to squamous cell carcinoma on sun‐exposed sites, but also a strong predisposition to infection by β‐HPVs, for which HPV 5 and 8 predominate. Two EV genes ( EVER1 and EVER2 ) have been identified, and we tested the hypothesis that variation in the EVER2 gene (rs7208422) is related to seropositivity to HPV (of the genus β types) and risk of squamous cell carcinoma in a population‐based case‐control study of SCC ( n = 239 cases and 432 controls). Among controls, variant genotype was associated with β‐HPV seropositvity (OR = 2.3, 95%CI = 1.2–4.3), specifically HPV5 or 8 seropositivity (OR = 2.4, 95%CI = 1.1–5.1) and seropositivity for multiple β‐HPV types (OR = 2.7, 95%CI = 1.1–6.6). Furthermore, variant genotype was also related to SCC risk [adjusted OR for homozygous variant versus homozygous wild type for the EVER2 polymorphism 1.7, 95% CI 1.1–2.7]. These data provide evidence for a role of genetic variation in the EVER2 gene in β‐HPV infection and risk of SCC, shedding light on the link between HPVs and skin cancers. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.