Table 3 HPV prevalence in breast cancer cases by detection method and histological type
From: Inconclusive role of human papillomavirus infection in breast cancer
Variable | No. of studies | No. of cases | HPV prevalence (%) (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Detection method | Â | Â | Â |
PCR-based method | 37 | 2415 | 31.30(22.60–39.90) |
Broad-spectrum primers | 20 | 1102 | 30.00(18.30–41.70) |
Type-specific primers | 9 | 481 | 31.90(13.00–50.80) |
Combined primers | 8 | 832 | 35.30(11.50–59.00) |
Non-PCR-based methoda | 6 | 466 | 5.30(2.40–8.30) |
Histological type | Â | Â | Â |
IDC | 27 | 1536 | 32.90(21.50–44.20) |
Otherb | 21 | 329 | 22.00(12.40–31.50) |