Author/Editor		Poljak, Mario; Seme, Katja; Gale, Nina
Title		Detection of human papillomaviruses in tissue specimens
Type		članek
Source		Adv Anat Pathol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 5, št. 4
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 216-34
Language		eng
Abstract		During the past decade, molecular methods based on the detection of viral DNA have become a key tool for the detection of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) in tissue. The methods can be divided into two groups: those in which tisue destruction is unavoidable for the detection of HPV DNA, and those in which the detection of viral DNA is performed in a way that allows tissue morphology preservation. Polymerase chain reaction is currently the most sensitive method for HPV detection and an excellent research tool. However, because of frequent contamination problems and lack of standardization, it is not readily applicable to diagnostic laboratories. The recent improvements in in situ hybridization have made it possible for this method to become the most appropriate method for routine detection of HPVs in tissue. At present, however, the use of at least two independent HPV DNA detection methods is indispensable for accurate determination of HPVs.
Descriptors		PAPILLOMAVIRUS, HUMAN IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION DNA, VIRAL PAPOVAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS GENOTYPE MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON BLOTTING, SOUTHERN LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS PENILE NEOPLASMS