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Impact of 6-month frozen storage of cervical specimens in alkaline buffer conditions on human papillomavirus genotyping.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Aug 2008
LaMere Brandon J, Howell Renee, Fetterman Barbara, Shieh Jen, Castle Philip E
Abstract excerpt
The impact of 6-month storage of cervical specimens under alkaline conditions that occurs as the result of Hybrid Capture 2 testing on human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping is not well documented. To examine this issue, 143 frozen hc2-positive specimens in specimen transport medium were selected at random from each of the following groups: specimens stored for 6 months, 4 months, and 2.5 months under alkaline pH...
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