[Early anti-HPV 16 protein antibodies in patients with anogenital tumors].
A study was worked out in female patients with anogenital tumors and in apparently healthy women, aimed at the detection of antibodies against E4 and E7 HPV 16 proteins. As regards the detection of HPV 16 infection, the DNA hybridization and Western-blot results were in good agreement. The HPV 16 infection was detected in a relatively high number of the patients (17 out of 24) and of the apparently healthy women using Western blot.