Prevalence of oral HPV infection and genotype distribution in Iranian children during the early ages of life
The present research indicates that oral HPV infection is quite common in early ages of Iranian children. Multiple HPV infections and a high prevalence of HPV16 are concerning issues for unknown consequences. Lack of full concordance of HPV types between mothers and offspring highlights the possible routes of horizontal transmission. Detecting oral HPV, especially the oncogenic types, could provide rationales for screening tests and setting policies in the future. Additionally, the obtained results emphasize HPV vaccination programs to reduce the rate of HPV transmission from mothers to children.
Authors
- Fatemeh Ashrafian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8260-100X)
- Anahita Bavand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-6764)
- Farbod Tabatabaei
- Mona Sadat Larijani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-5319)
- Seyed Alireza Fahimzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-0656)
- Mahboubeh Jamshidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5970-0608)
- Amitis Ramezani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3502-8524)
- Amir Javadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7715-4583)
- Amir Houshang Nejadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-690X)
- Rahim Soleimani‐Jelodar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7696-8830)
- Ladan Moradi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5510-3712)
Institutions
- Islamic Azad University, Tehran (IR)
- Pasteur Institute of Iran (IR)
- Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch (IR)
- Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch (IR)
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics (PL)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Virology Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-025-02767-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Pasteur Institute of Iran