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Meta-Analysis
. 2021 Sep;48(9):6631-6636.
doi: 10.1007/s11033-021-06515-6. Epub 2021 Aug 13.

Relationship between GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms and HPV infection: a systematic review

Ana Paula Reolon Bortolli  1 , Valquíria Kulig Vieira  1 , Emi Elaine Stefanski  2 , Angela Khetly Lazarotto  1 , Léia Carolina Lucio  3
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Meta-Analysis

Relationship between GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms and HPV infection: a systematic review

Ana Paula Reolon Bortolli et al. Mol Biol Rep. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most important risk factor for cervical cancer, although not the only one. The allelic polymorphism of enzymes acting on carcinogen metabolism has shown to influence the risk of both intraepithelial lesions and cervical carcinogenesis. Several studies found an association between GSTM1/GSTT1 null genotypes and risk of cancer. This research aimed to review studies addressing the relationship between GSTT1 and GSTM1 and HPV infection in women, with or without cervical pathologies. A database search was conducted in four databases - PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, and Virtual Health Library - using the following descriptors: Glutathione transferase, HPV, and Genetic polymorphism. In total, we found 319 studies. After screening titles and abstracts, 27 articles were selected for full-text read, among which 20 were excluded and 7 were included in the review. No study has exclusively approached the relationship between the virus and GSTM1/GSTT1 variants. However, studies investigating the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and cervical lesions or cancer found a probable relationship between them and infections with high-risk oncogenic subtypes. Although inconclusive, GSTT1 null alleles were more common in women with more aggressive HPV than GSTM1.

Keywords: Carcinogenesis; Glutathione transferase; Papillomaviridae; Polymorphism.

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