What is Hybrid Capture assay?
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What is Hybrid Capture assay?
The HC2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test using Hybrid Capture®2 (HC2) technology is a nucleic acid hybridization assay with signal amplification using microplate chemiluminescence for the qualitative detection of thirteen high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in cervical specimens.
What does HPV assay mean?
A laboratory test in which cells are tested for DNA or RNA from certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that are known to cause cervical cancer.
How do you test for HPV type 2?
An HPV test is usually done at the same time as a Pap test — a test that collects cells from your cervix to check for abnormalities or the presence of cancer. An HPV test can be done using the same sample from the Pap test or by collecting a second sample from the cervical canal.
What percent of HPV tests are positive?
It’s up to 30 percent of people [who] are falsely positive.” These false positive cases can lead to unnecessary, higher risk follow-up procedures, like biopsies. “That’s a lot of women that are unnecessarily worried.
What is HPV PCR test?
HPV DNA tests identify the DNA of one or more oncogenic HPV types2 without prior DNA amplification. Other detection tests amplify a viral DNA fragment using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to obtain copies, both conventionally and in real-time. HPV genotyping identifies specific viral types (usually HPV 16 and 18).
How do I know HPV is gone?
Most strains of HPV go away permanently without treatment. Because of this, it isn’t uncommon to contract and clear the virus completely without ever knowing that you had it. HPV doesn’t always cause symptoms, so the only way to be sure of your status is through regular testing. HPV screening for men isn’t available.
What is high risk PCR HPV?
It may mean that you are infected with one or more high-risk types of HPV, which increases your chance of having precancerous cervical cell changes. Your doctor may recommend repeat testing or further testing, such as a colposcopy and cervical biopsy, to find out whether precancerous changes are present.
