Nucleic Acid Tests for the Detection of Alpha Human Papillomaviruses

Highlights ► At least 125 commercial HPV tests and 84 variants of the original tests are available ► Only a small subset of HPV tests has documented clinical performance ► 75% of HPV tests on the market without a single peer-reviewed publication ► Non-validated HPV tests should not be used in clinic...

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Published in:Vaccine 2012-11, Vol.30, p.F100-F106
Main Authors: Poljak, Mario, Cuzick, Jack, Kocjan, Boštjan J, Iftner, Thomas, Dillner, Joakim, Arbyn, Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergy and Immunology
Alphapapillomavirus - genetics
Alphapapillomavirus - isolation & purification
automation
Automation, Laboratory - methods
Cervical cancer
DNA, Viral - genetics
DNA, Viral - isolation & purification
guidelines
HPV
Human papillomavirus 16
Human papillomavirus 18
Humans
inventories
markets
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - standards
nucleic acids
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis
planning
purchasing
Quality Assurance, Health Care
quality control
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Reference Standards
Screening
Test
uterine cervical neoplasms
vaccines
Virology - methods
Virology - standards
World Health Organization
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Summary:Highlights ► At least 125 commercial HPV tests and 84 variants of the original tests are available ► Only a small subset of HPV tests has documented clinical performance ► 75% of HPV tests on the market without a single peer-reviewed publication ► Non-validated HPV tests should not be used in clinical management ► More competitively priced HPV tests are urgently needed.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.105