Gorur, LeventDolanbay, MehmetOzturk, FigenCanoz, OzlemDonmez-Altuntas, Hamiyet2023-08-192023-08-192022-12Gorur Levent, Dolanbay Mehmet, Ozturk Figen, Canoz Ozlem, Donmez-Altuntas Hamiyet. High-risk human papillomavirus in Turkish patients with clinically suspicious cervical lesions analyzed by multiplex-PCR. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2022 Dec; 156(6): 786-7910971-5916http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223707Background & objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is known to be the main cause of cervical cancer. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes in smear specimens taken from women who had normal or abnormal cytology using a multiplex PCR method. Methods: The study included 270 women aged between 19 and 69 yr with or without suspicious cervical abnormalities. A Pap smear sample from each patient was cytologically examined, and HPV typing was performed using a multiplex fluorescent PCR method. Those who were high-risk HPV positive and had a normal or abnormal cytology were further evaluated by colposcopy and biopsy. Results: The total HPV positivity was 43 per cent (116/270). HPV positivity in the patients with an abnormal cytology was 77 per cent (33/43), whereas it was only 37 per cent (83/227) in women with normal cytology, which showed a significant difference (P<0.05). HPV positivity was also related to the age group when all the subjects were considered (P<0.05), and the highest prevalence of HPV infection was in the 30-39 yr age group. High-risk HPV types 16, 18, 31, 35, 51 and 56 were more common in the normal cytology patients, whereas high-risk HPV types 16, 31, 35, 45, 58 and 68 were commonly found in the abnormal cytology patients. Interpretation & conclusions: The determination of high-risk HPV genotypes in women with clinically suspicious cervical lesions should be conducted during an annual follow-up, irrespective of a normal or abnormal cytology by the age of 30 years or above.Abnormal cytologycervical cancerhigh-risk human papillomavirusmultiplex fluorescent PCRThinPrep Pap testTurkish womenJournal ArticleIndiaDepartments ofMedical BiologyGynecology & ObstetricsMedical Pathology, Faculty of Medical, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey