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HPV

Also known as: HPV DNA
Formal name: Genital Human Papillomavirus
Related tests: Pap smear

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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (© 2007). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 8th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO. Pp 546-548.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Genital HPV Infection - CDC Fact Sheet. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Davis, A. J. 2009 May 28. Clinical usefulness of HPV DNA testing and genotyping. Journal Watch Women's Health.

FDA approved first DNA test for two types of human papillomavirus; agency also approved second DNA test for wider range of HPV types. 2009 Mar 13. US Food and Drug Administration. Available online at http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149544.htm through http://www.fda.gov. Accessed 9 Jun 2009.

FDA approves two DNA tests to detect HPV. 2009 Mar 17. Infectious Disease News. Available online at http://www.infectiousdiseasenews.com/article/37896.aspx through http://www.infectiousdiseasenews.com. Accessed 9 Jun 2009.

FDA approves two Hologic HPV tests (press release). 2009 Mar 13. Hologic, Inc. Available online at http://www.hologic.com/news-releases/view/173-year.2009_173-id.234881444.html through http://www.hologic.com. Accessed 9 Jun 2009.

Descriptions of new FDA-approved HPV DNA tests (clinical update). American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. PDF available for download at http://www.asccp.org/pdfs/consensus/clinical_update_20090408.pdf through http://www.asccp.org. Accessed 11 Jun 2009.

Solomon D, Papillo J, Davey D, on behalf of the Cytopathology Education and Technology Consortium. Statement on HPV DNA Test Utilization. Am J Clin Pathol 2009;131:768-769.

Human papillomaviruses and cancer: questions and answers (fact sheet). National Cancer Institute. Available online at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/HPV through http://www.cancer.gov. Accessed 9 Jun 2009.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website. Available online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdhpv.htm through http://www.niaid.nih.gov.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available online at http://cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/Fact_Sheets/FactsHPV.htm through http://cdc.gov.

American Social Health Association website. Available online at http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/syphilis.html through http://www.ashastd.org.

Interview with Nadine Bartholoma, MS, MT (ASCP), SM. Virology Coordinator at University Hospital Pathology Laboratory, SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.

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Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

(2004 Copyright). Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). American Cancer Society [On-line information]. Available online through http://www.cancer.org.

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(2004 May 4). Revised Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Require Reeducation of Women and Physicians. ACOG [On-line news release]. Available online at http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr05-04-04-1.cfm through http://www.acog.org.

(2004 Copyright). The High-Risk HPV Test: A Breakthrough in Cervical Cancer Screening. The HPVtest.com [On-line information from Digene Corportaion]. Available online at http://www.thehpvtest.com/factsheet.html through http://www.thehpvtest.com.

American Cancer Society, ACS News Center, HPV Vaccine Approved; Prevents Cervical Cancer (article date June 8, 2006). Available online through http://www.cancer.org.

National Cancer Institute, Human Papillomas Vaccines: Questions and Answers (June 2006-online information). Available online at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/HPV-vaccine through http://www.cancer.gov.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration fact sheet (June 2006-online information). Available online at http://www.fda.gov/womens/getthefacts/hpv.html through http://www.fda.gov.

Darragh TM, Winkler B. The ABCs of anal-rectal cytology. CAP Today. College of American Pathologists, May 2004 (Online information). Available online at http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/cap_today/pap_ngc/NGC_analrectalcyto.html through http://www.cap.org.

Palefsky JM, Holly EA, Ralston ML, Jay N. Prevalence and risk factors for human papillomavirus infection of the anal canal in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative homosexual men. J Infect Dis 1998;177:361-7.

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