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Oncomedicine 2018; 3:82-93. doi:10.7150/oncm.25573 This volume Cite

Review

Impact of Host Molecular Genetic Variations and HIV/HPV Co-infection on Cervical Cancer Progression: A Systematic review

Ramadhani Chambuso^1,2✉, Clive M Gray^3,4, Evelyn Kaambo^5,6, George Rebello¹, Raj Ramesar¹

1. MRC Unit for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
2. Department of Gynaecology, Morogoro Regional Referral Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania
3. Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
4. Laboratory for Tissue Immunology, National Health Laboratory Services, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
5. Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
6. Department of Biochemistry and Medical Microbiology, University of Namibia School of Medicine, Windhoek, Namibia.

✉ Corresponding author: rchambusocom

Abstract

Only a small subset of women who are co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus sub-type 1 (HIV) and persistence oncogenic Human papillomavirus (HPV), progress rapidly to invasive cervical cancer by mechanisms that are currently poorly understood. The use of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), with ensuing immune reconstitution of CD4 T-cells, does not appear to prevent rapidly progressing cervical carcinogenesis. Therefore, to better understand the cervical cancer pathogenesis in HIV/HPV co-infected women, this review focuses on identifying host molecular genetic variations and genetic alterations in cervical cancer progression that may play a role in disease progression. This is an important aspect for individualised genomic profiling and targeted molecular prevention in order to improve the management of the disease in this sub-population.

Keywords: Host molecular genetics, cervical cancer, HIV/HPV co-infection, genomic profiling and molecular targeted prevention

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