Article
Human papillomavirus typing with a polymerase chain reaction-based genotyping array compared with type-specific PCR.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2008
Lin Ching-Yu, Chao Angel, Yang Yuh-Cheng, Chou Hung-Hsueh, Ho Chih-Ming, Lin Ruey-Wen, Chang Ting-Chang, Chiou Jia-Yia, Chao Fang-Yu, Wang Kung-Liahng, Chien Tsai-Yen, Hsueh Swei, Huang Chu-Chun, Chen Chien-Jen, Lai Chyong-Huey
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type-specific persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can cause invasive cervical cancer. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of HPV detection and typing with a general polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based genotyping array and to compare it with a type-specific PCR assay...
Topics
- Cervix Uteri
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
