Diagnostics

RFLP using Rsa 1 and HPV-specific primers detects five most prevalent HPV types

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 20th, 2004

RFLP using Rsa 1 and HPV-specific primers is able to detect the five most prevalent types of human papillomavirus.

"Detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, 18, and 33 including co-infections among females attending gynecological outpatient department and cancer clinics, was done by restriction fragment length polymorphism (using Rsa-1), of approximately 450 bp amplicon, obtained by the amplification of the L1 region of HPV genome with consensus primers MY09/11 [Cancer Cells 7 (1989) 209," wrote scientists in India.

"The results were further tested with HPV type specific primers [J. Med. Virol. 29(1989)20]. The technique was found to...

Want to see the full article?

Purchase this article for only $3.00

We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.

Welcome to NewsRx!

Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly

Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-20)

NewsRx is Social

Top Medical Newsletters

Awards

Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry