Tam On Yi Ann. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-152). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.I / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.VI / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.VIII / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.X / LIST OF TABLES --- p.XI / CONTENTS --- p.XII / Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- History of human papillomavirus --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Biology of human papillomavirus --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Classification --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Genome structure --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Properties of gene products --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3.1 --- El gene --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3.2 --- E2 gene --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3.3 --- E4 gene --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3.4 --- E5 gene --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3.5 --- E6 gene --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3.6 --- E7 gene --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.3.7 --- LI and L2 genes --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Latent and lytic life cycle --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Host specificity --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- Site of infection --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.7 --- Clinical manifestations --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.8 --- Mode of infection --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.9 --- Detection method --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.9.1 --- DNA hybridization --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.9.2 --- DNA amplification methods --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2.9.3 --- Hybrid capture assay --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.9.4 --- Other DNA detection methods --- p.17 / Chapter 1.2.9.5 --- Serology --- p.18 / Chapter 1.3 --- Biology of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Grading of severity of cervical neoplasia --- p.20 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Treatment of cervical intraepithelial lesions --- p.22 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Prognosis after treatment --- p.22 / Chapter 1.4 --- Epidemiology of cervical cancer --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Global burden of disease --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Local burden of disease --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4.2.1 --- Incidence --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4.2.2 --- Mortality --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.2.3 --- Age distribution --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.2.4 --- Trends of incidence and mortality --- p.25 / Chapter 1.4.2.5 --- Morbidity --- p.25 / Chapter 1.4.2.6 --- International comparison --- p.25 / Chapter 1.5 --- Aetiology and risk factors --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Human papillomavirus infection --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Number of sexual partners --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Age of first sexual intercourse --- p.27 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Presence of other sexually-transmitted diseases --- p.28 / Chapter 1.5.5 --- Cigarette smoking --- p.29 / Chapter 1.5.6 --- Diet --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.7 --- Oral contraceptives --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.8 --- Parity --- p.31 / Chapter 1.5.9 --- Age --- p.32 / Chapter 1.5.10 --- Socio-economic status --- p.32 / Chapter 1.6 --- Malignant transformation of human papillomavirus infection --- p.33 / Chapter 1.7 --- Primary prevention of cervical cancer - vaccine for human papillomavirus --- p.38 / Chapter 1.7.1 --- Classification of vaccine for human papillomavirus --- p.38 / Chapter 1.7.2 --- Human papillomavirus vaccination combined with human papillomavirus screening --- p.39 / Chapter 1.8 --- Secondary prevention of cervical cancer --- p.40 / Chapter 1.8.1 --- Cytology screening --- p.40 / Chapter 1.8.2 --- Detection of human papillomavirus --- p.41 / Chapter 1.9 --- Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer --- p.43 / Chapter 1.9.1 --- Risk association between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus infection --- p.43 / Chapter 1.9.2 --- World-wide prevalence of human papillomavirus types in cervical cancer --- p.43 / Chapter 1.9.3 --- Human papillomavirus prevalence in China and Hong Kong --- p.44 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Materials and Methods --- p.49 / Chapter 2.1 --- Ethics approval --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2 --- Sample management --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Sample collection --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Sample storage and labelling --- p.50 / Chapter 2.3 --- DNA extraction --- p.51 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Physical extraction 226}0ؤ heating --- p.51 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Chemical extraction - Qiagen kit extraction --- p.51 / Chapter 2.4 --- Polymerase chain reaction --- p.53 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Controls for polymerase chain reaction --- p.53 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Beta-globin polymerase chain reaction --- p.53 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- HPV 52-specific human papillomavirus polymerase chain reaction --- p.56 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Consensus human papillomavirus L1 open-reading frame polymerase chain reaction --- p.57 / Chapter 2.4.4.1 --- GP5+/6+ polymerase chain reaction --- p.57 / Chapter 2.4.4.2 --- MY09/11 polymerase chain reaction --- p.60 / Chapter 2.4.4.3 --- PGMY09/11 polymerase chain reaction --- p.63 / Chapter 2.5 --- Genotyping of human papillomavirus --- p.65 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Restriction fragment length polymorphism --- p.65 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Reverse line-blot hybridization --- p.67 / Chapter 2.6 --- Sequencing --- p.69 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Sequencing for HPV genotyping --- p.69 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Sequencing of HPV 52 E6 and E7 genes --- p.69 / Chapter 2.7 --- Statistical analysis --- p.70 / Chapter Chapter Three --- Study I 226}0ؤ Comparison of Three HPV DNA Detection Methods --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1 --- Objective --- p.72 / Chapter 3.2 --- Study plan --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Study population --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Optimisation of polymerase chain reactions --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Method 1: GP5+/6+ PCR followed by cycle sequencing --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Method 2: MY09/11 PCR followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Method 3: PGMY09/11 PCR followed by reverse line-blot hybridization --- p.77 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection in cervical cancer patients --- p.81 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Detection of multiple infections --- p.81 / Chapter 3.3.8 --- Sensitivity of the detection methods --- p.82 / Chapter 3.3.9 --- Comparison of prevalence rates of human papillomavirus genotypes --- p.82 / Chapter 3.3.10 --- Comparison of genotype distribution in Hong Kong cervical cancer patients with other geographic regions --- p.83 / Chapter 3.3.11 --- Follow-up investigation of GP5+/6+ primer binding site in HPV 52 --- p.84 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.91 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Study II - Post-treatment Follow-up Study on Patients with High-grade Cervical Lesions --- p.95 / Chapter 4.1 --- Objective --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2 --- Study plan --- p.96 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.97 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Study population --- p.97 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- The prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection before treatment --- p.98 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Persistent human papillomavirus infection --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Risk-factors associated with persistent human papillomavirus infection --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.4.1 --- Excision margin status --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.4.2 --- Multiple human papillomavirus infections --- p.99 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus in high-grade cervical neoplasia --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia recurrence --- p.110 / Chapter Chapter Five --- Study III - Investigation of Human Papillomavirus 52 Sequence Variation --- p.115 / Chapter 5.1 --- Objective --- p.116 / Chapter 5.2 --- Study plan --- p.116 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Study population --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Nucleotide sequence variations --- p.119 / Chapter 5.3.2.1 --- Human papillomavirus 52 E6 open-reading frame --- p.119 / Chapter 5.3.2.2 --- Human papillomavirus 52 E7 open-reading frame --- p.123 / Chapter 5.3.2.3 --- Comparison of nucleotide sequence variations in HPV 52 E6 and E7 open-reading frame --- p.128 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.134 / References --- p.137
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325564 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Contributors | Tam, On Yi Ann., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Microbiology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xv, 152 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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