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Agreement for HPV genotyping detection between self-collected specimens on a FTA cartridge and clinician-collected specimens.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Apr 2013
Guan Yaoyao, Gravitt Patti E, Howard Roslyn, Eby Yolanda J, Wang Shaoming, Li Belinda, Feng Changyan, Qiao You-Lin, Castle Philip E
Abstract excerpt
The current method of transporting self-collected cervicovaginal specimen for HPV DNA testing relies on liquid based medium, which is challenging and expensive to transport. A novel, dry storage and transportation device, Whatman indicating FTA™ Elute Cartridge, avoids some of the pitfalls of liquid-based medium. This method has been shown to be comparable to liquid-based collection medium, but relative...
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