Human Papillomavirus
New findings from King Abdul-Aziz University, Faculty of Medicine in the area of human papillomavirus described
Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, February 18th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Molecular testing of human papillomavirus in cervical specimens.' "To improve the diagnosis of cervical neoplasia by early detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) in uterine cervix, by adding molecular testing of HPV using hybrid capture 2 (HC2) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to Papanicolaou (Pap) test. One hundred women were enrolled in this study," scientists writing in the Saudi Medical Journal report.
"The mean age (mean ±SD) was 41.97 ±8.76 years and the range was 27-65 years. All women had undergone cervical cytological screening with cervical cytology, HPV DNA testing by HC2 and PCR,...
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