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human papillomavirus
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human pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus  (pp-lm-vrs)
n. Abbr. HPV
Any of various strains of papovavirus that cause warts, especially of the hands, feet, and genitals, with some strains believed to be a causative factor in cancer of the cervix, vagina, and vulva.
human papillomavirus  (pp-lm-vrs)
A virus of the genus Papillomavirus, certain strains of which cause skin and genital warts in humans or are associated with various cancers, including cancers of the cervix, vagina, and larynx.
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Although cervical-cancer screening has improved significantly since the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of HPV DNA detections assays--the Hybrid Capture 2 assay (HC2) and the SPF10 assay, for the detection of carcinogenic HPV--with cytology for primary screening, carcinogenic HPV testing has one critical limitation: poor positive predictive value.
HPV genotyping prior to vaccination holds promise by Kim, Jong-Kee / Medical Laboratory Observer
22 The current study was undertaken to compare ProEx C immunocytochemical staining and the Hybrid Capture 2 hr-HPV DNA test (Digene Corporation, Gaithersburg, Md) in detecting high-grade cervical disease using liquidbased SurePath (Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ) cytologic specimens positive for ASC-US.
ProEx C Immunocytochemistry and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus DNA ... by Momin T Siddiqui and Kelly Hornaman and Cynthia Cohen and Aziza Nassar / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
It is a spinoff of a lab technology called Hybrid Capture 2.
Cervical cancer test poised to be a boon in developing world by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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