Article
Genotyping of human papillomavirus in cervical lesions by L1 consensus PCR and the Luminex xMAP system.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2006
Jiang Han-Liang, Zhu Hai-Hong, Zhou Lin-Fu, Chen Feng, Chen Zhi
Abstract excerpt
Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer, the principal cancer in women in most developing countries. Molecular epidemiologic evidence clearly indicates that certain types of HPV are the principal cause of invasive cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Comprehensive, high-throughput typing assays for HPV, however, are not currently available. By combining L1...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Base Sequence
- Cervix Uteri
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections