The College of Science at the University of Basrah organized a seminar  (Molecular Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in skin tags) by the graduate student  (Narjis Nasser Shaker)

  The seminar addressed the detection of human papillomavirus in skin tag samples and highlighted the possible relationship between the presence of this virus and the development of these skin lesions, as well as the importance of investigating them at both the molecular and histological levels. 

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the development of skin tags.

The study included the detection of human papillomavirus using general primers with conventional polymerase chain reaction (Conventional PCR) and Multiplex PCR using type-specific primers to detect HPV genotypes 6 and 11.  to detect the viral genetic material in skin tag samples, in addition to performing histopathological examination of the samples to investigate their tissue characteristics and changes. The use of these two methods allows the samples to be evaluated at both the molecular and histological levels, supporting the study's aim of investigating the relationship between HPV and skin tags.