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  1. Cheah PL, Looi LM, Sivanesaratnam V
    J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 2011 Jun;37(6):489-95.
    PMID: 21349124 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01386.x
    With cervical carcinoma remaining the second leading cancer among Malaysian women, it is imperative to clarify the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in this respect, considering the dearth of local information.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  2. Shilling H, Murray G, Brotherton JML, Hawkes D, Saville M, Sivertsen T, et al.
    Vaccine, 2020 01 29;38(5):1186-1193.
    PMID: 31767467 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.019
    INTRODUCTION: Australia has recently implemented major changes in cervical cancer prevention policies including introduction of primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening starting at age 25, and replacement of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine with the nonavalent vaccine in the national school-based program. We assessed the feasibility and utility of conducting HPV testing in residual clinical specimens submitted for routine Chlamydia trachomatis screening, as a means of tracking HPV vaccine program impact among young sexually active women.

    METHODS: De-identified residual specimens from women aged 16-24 years submitted for chlamydia testing were collected from three pathology laboratories in Victoria and New South Wales. Limited demographic information, and chlamydia test results were also collected. Patient identifiers were sent directly from the laboratories to the National HPV Vaccination Program Register, to obtain HPV vaccination histories. Samples underwent HPV genotyping using Seegene Anyplex II HPV 28 assay.

    RESULTS: Between April and July 2018, 362 residual samples were collected, the majority (60.2%) of which were cervical swabs. Demographic data and vaccination histories were received for 357 (98.6%) women (mean age 21.8, SD 2.0). Overall, 65.6% of women were fully vaccinated, 9.8% partially, and 24.7% unvaccinated. The majority (86.0%) resided in a major city, 35.9% were classified in the upper quintile of socioeconomic advantage and chlamydia positivity was 7.8%.The prevalence of quadrivalent vaccine-targeted types (HPV6/11/16/18) was 2.8% (1.5-5.1%) overall with no differences by vaccination status (p = 0.729). The prevalence of additional nonavalent vaccine-targeted types (HPV31/33/45/52/58) was 19.3% (15.6-23.8%). One or more oncogenic HPV types were detected in 46.8% (95% CI 41.6-52.0%) of women.

    CONCLUSIONS: HPV testing of residual chlamydia specimens provides a simple, feasible method for monitoring circulating genotypes. Applied on a larger scale this method can be utilised to obtain a timely assessment of nonavalent vaccine impact among young women not yet eligible for cervical screening.

    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  3. Fauzi FH, Hamzan NI, Rahman NA, Suraiya S, Mohamad S
    J Zhejiang Univ Sci B, 2021 4 13;21(12):961-976.
    PMID: 33843162 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B2000161
    Worldwide there has been a significant increase in the incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) etiologically attributed to oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV). Reliable and accurate identification and detection tools are important as the incidence of HPV-related cancer is on the rise. Several HPV detection methods for OPSCC have been developed and each has its own advantages and disadvantages in regard to sensitivity, specificity, and technical difficulty. This review summarizes our current knowledge of molecular methods for detecting HPV in OPSCC, including HPV DNA/RNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR), loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC), and DNA/RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) assays. This summary may facilitate the selection of a suitable method for detecting HPV infection, and therefore may help in the early diagnosis of HPV-related carcinoma to reduce its mortality, incidence, and morbidity.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  4. Saini R, Khim TP, Rahman SA, Ismail M, Tang TH
    Virol J, 2010;7:131.
    PMID: 20550718 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-131
    Association of High-risk Human Papillomavirus (HR-HPV) with oral cancer has been established recently. Detecting these viruses in oral cavity is important to prevent oral lesions related to them. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HR-HPV in the oral cavity of women with cervical cancer, and their children. A total of 70 women, previously diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 46 children of these women, born by vaginal delivery only, were selected for this study. Buccal swabs were collected from their oral cavity and HPV detection was carried out using Hybrid Capture 2 high-risk HPV (HC2 HR-HPV) detection system.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  5. Cheah PL, Looi LM
    Malays J Pathol, 2008 Jun;30(1):37-42.
    PMID: 19108410
    Cervical carcinoma, the second most common malignancy in Malaysian females, is aetiologically linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV). A study was conducted at the Department of Pathology, University of Malaya Medical Centre to compare the identification of HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18 in 40 archived formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cervical carcinoma by non-isotopic in-situ hybridisation (NISH) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HPV L1 ORF consensus PCR was also carried in cases which were negative on HPV type-specific PCR. NISH detected HPV 16 in 13 (32.5%) cases with one case demonstrating a concomitant HPV 18. beta-globin DNA PCR was carried out on the same paraffin block as for NISH in 27 cases and on a different paraffin block in 13, with amplification in 9 of the former and 3 of the latter. Thus only 12 cases were subjected to further HPV PCR. HPV was detected in 10 (83.3%) with HPV 16 in 9 cases and HPV L1 ORF in one. When using the same paraffin block for both methods of HPV detection, NISH detected HPV in 6 and PCR in 7. NISH failed to detect HPV in a case detected by PCR. 2 cases were negative for HPV using both methods. Hence, HPV detection results by NISH and PCR were concordant in 88.9%. Interestingly, NISH detected HPV in 2 cases with non-amplifiable beta-globin DNA. Using an alternative paraffin block for HPV PCR from NISH, HPV DNA was detected in 3 cases, two of which also showed type-specific positivity on NISH. The third case did not reveal type-specific positivity with NISH or PCR but demonstrated HPV DNA on L1 ORF consensus PCR. It thus appears that PCR and NISH can be successfully used to detect HPV in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue and in the presence of intact DNA NISH may be as sensitive as PCR.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  6. Rajan S, Shen TH, Santhanam J, Othman NH, Othman N, Hock TT
    Trop Biomed, 2007 Jun;24(1):17-22.
    PMID: 17568373
    Human papillomavirus (HPV) is well known as an etiological factor for the development of anogenital carcinomas. The aim of our study was to compare the performance of USFDA approved Hybrid II (HCII) Assay and recently introduced DR. HPV Chip Kit for the detection of HPV DNA in clinical cervical scrapings from 40 patients. HPV DNA testing was performed using the automated HCII Assay system and DR. HPV Chip Kit. Taking cytological results as gold standard, it was found that HCII was more sensitive (36.4%) than DR. HPV Chip Kit (18.2%) although specificity was 100% with the latter method. In addition, both these molecular methods had comparable negative and positive predictive values. It was concluded that both HCII and DR. HPV Chip Kit have comparable specificity. However, sensitivity for detection of HPV in clinical samples with HCII is almost double as compared to DR. HPV Chip Kit.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  7. Saini R, Osman NB, Ismail M, Sobri FM, Tang TH, Santhanam J
    J Investig Clin Dent, 2011 Nov;2(4):241-7.
    PMID: 25426895 DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1626.2011.00068.x
      To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus in the oral cavity of denture wearers.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  8. Tay SK, Tay YK
    Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 2009 Jun;49(3):323-7.
    PMID: 19566569 DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01000.x
    To investigate the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and its associated cytological abnormalities among women attending cervical screening clinics in southern Malaysia and Singapore.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  9. Saville M, Hawkes D, Keung M, Ip E, Silvers J, Sultana F, et al.
    J Clin Virol, 2020 06;127:104375.
    PMID: 32361328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104375
    BACKGROUND: In the last decade, human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been evaluated extensively for cervical screening, with studies finding increased sensitivity compared to cytology. Another advantage of HPV based-screening is the ability to test vaginal samples that can be collected by women themselves. Self-collection has the potential to extend cervical screening coverage by increasing participation rates, particularly among women who are under-screened or have never screened. This could have a significant impact on cervical cancer prevention, as the majority of invasive cervical cancer cases occur among under-screened women. Both the Netherlands and Australia have transitioned their national programs from cytology to HPV as the primary screening test and both countries include a pathway for self-collection.

    OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the relative sensitivity for HPV detection of self-collection compared with practitioner-collected cervical specimens in the context of the Australian National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP).

    STUDY DESIGN: 303 women aged ≥18 years attending a single tertiary referral centre took their own sample using a flocked-swab, and then had a practitioner-collected sample taken at colposcopy. All samples were tested at a single laboratory on the six PCR-based HPV assays which can be utilised in the NCSP; Roche cobas 4800 and cobas, Abbott RealTime, BD Onclarity, Cepheid Xpert, and Seegene Anyplex.

    RESULTS: HPV16/18 results had high observed agreement between self- and practitioner-collected samples on all assays (range: 0.94-0.99), with good agreement for non-HPV16/18 oncogenic HPV types (range: 0.64-0.73).

    CONCLUSIONS: Self-collection for HPV-based cervical screening shows good concordance and relative sensitivity when compared to practitionercollected samples across assays in the NCSP.

    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification
  10. Saini R, Tang TH, Zain RB, Cheong SC, Musa KI, Saini D, et al.
    J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 2011 Feb;137(2):311-20.
    PMID: 20419384 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-010-0886-8
    PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of HPV and p53 polymorphisms in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) affecting Malaysian population.

    METHODS: We analysed frozen samples from 105 OSCC as well as 105 oral specimens derived from healthy individuals. PCR assays targeting two regions of the virus were used. PCR amplification for the analysis of p53 codon 72 arginine/proline alleles was carried out in a separate reaction.

    RESULTS: HPV DNA was detected in 51.4% OSCC samples, while 24.8% controls were found to be HPV positive. HPV was found to be significantly associated with OSCC (P 

    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification*
  11. Keane A, Ng CW, Simms KT, Nguyen D, Woo YL, Saville M, et al.
    Int J Cancer, 2021 12 15;149(12):1997-2009.
    PMID: 34363620 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33759
    The WHO has launched a global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer through the scale-up of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, cervical screening, and cervical cancer treatment. Malaysia has achieved high-coverage HPV vaccination since 2010, but coverage of the existing cytology-based program remains low. Pilot studies found HPV self-sampling was acceptable and effective, with high follow-up rates when a digital registry was used, and recently the Malaysian Government announced plans for a national HPV-based screening program. We therefore evaluated the impact of primary HPV screening with self-collection in Malaysia in the context of Malaysia's existing vaccination program. We used the "Policy1-Cervix" modeling platform to assess health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, resource use and cervical cancer elimination timing (the year when cervical cancer rates reach four cases per 100 000 women) of implementing primary HPV testing with self-collection, assuming 70% routine-screening coverage could be achieved. Based on available data, we assumed that compliance with follow-up was 90% when a digital registry was used, but that compliance with follow-up would be 50-75% without the use of a digital registry. We found that the current vaccination program would prevent 27 000 to 32 200 cervical cancer cases and 11 700 to 14 000 deaths by 2070. HPV testing with a digital registry was cost-effective (CER = $US 6953-7549 
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification
  12. Khoo SP, Lim WT, Rajasuriar R, Nasir NH, Gravitt P, Woo YL
    Cancer Prev Res (Phila), 2021 01;14(1):105-112.
    PMID: 32917643 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-20-0280
    Vaginal self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing can potentially increase cervical screening coverage. This study aimed to investigate the acceptability of vaginal self-sampling for HPV testing and factors that might influence a woman's preference for this as a cervical screening method. This was a cross-sectional study that recruited 725 women from the urban and suburban areas of Selangor, Malaysia. All study participants were instructed to self-collect vaginal sample using a dry flocked swab before responding to a detailed questionnaire documenting their experience and preference for self-sampling. Most of the study participants (>80%) perceived vaginal self-sampling as easy, convenient, not embarrassing, comfortable, and were confident in performing the test. This suggests high acceptability toward vaginal self-sampling for HPV testing. Of the 725 women, 83% preferred self-sampling HPV testing over healthcare personnel sampling HPV testing and Pap test. Women with higher household income and full-time employment status were more likely to prefer self-sampling. Those who had not undergone Pap test also expressed preference for self-sampling HPV testing. Convenience and women's confidence in performing a vaginal self-sampling for HPV testing were the independent key factors that influenced the preference for self-sampling method. Vaginal self-sampling for HPV testing is highly acceptable among Malaysian women. It is the preferred choice as a primary cervical screening method and serves as an alternative to healthcare-acquired sample for Pap test. PREVENTION RELEVANCE: Organized cervical cancer screening remains unachievable in many countries. Self-sampling HPV testing is an evidence-based method that can remove barriers to cervical screening. This is particularly important for developing countries in order to achieve the WHO global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination.
    Matched MeSH terms: Alphapapillomavirus/isolation & purification
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