HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV)

 

  • · Disease
    Papilloma virus infection is the most spread sexually transmitted pathology in developed countries. It can be responsible for the onset of neoplasias in women's external genital tract (with the highest incidence in the cervix) and it could be implicated in an important percentage of prostatic carcinoma cases.
  • ·Technique
    Direct identification of the viral genome via PCR-amplification.
  • Samples
    Vaginal, cervical, urethral buffer, biopsy. Samples must be kept in test tubes with transport solution, preserved at 4°C over a maximum period of 24 hours or at - 20°C for a longer period.
  • Genotype
    Low risk: 6 - 11 High risk: 16 - 18 - 31 - 33 - 51