Characterization of Novel Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus Genotypes HPV-150 and HPV-151

    July 2011 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Anja Kovanda, Boštjan J. Kocjan, Boštjan Luzar, Ignacio G. Bravo, Mario Poljak
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    TLDR HPV-150 and HPV-151 are rare skin viruses linked to warts and some skin cancers.
    The study characterized two novel HPV genotypes, HPV-150 and HPV-151, isolated from hair follicles of immuno-competent individuals. These genotypes were fully sequenced, revealing genomes of 7,436-bp and 7,386-bp, respectively, and were placed within the Betapapillomavirus genus. Both genotypes were found to have a cutaneous tropism and were detected in sporadic cases of common warts and skin cancers, such as SCC and BCC, with low viral loads. HPV-150 was capable of establishing persistent infections in hair follicles. The study also identified a partial L1 sequence of a related novel HPV genotype in a skin cancer sample from an immuno-compromised patient. Quantitative PCR assays were developed to assess the presence of these genotypes, showing that they were relatively rare among the 540 samples tested.
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