Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) material is amenable to HPV detection by the Xpert® HPV assay

Highlights • There is an increasing demand for HPV annotation of FFPE material. • The performance of the Xpert® HPV assay, was assessed for FFPE material. • FFPE material is amenable to HPV detection by the Xpert assay.

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Published inJournal of clinical virology Vol. 77; pp. 55 - 59
Main Authors Guerendiain, Daniel, Moore, Catherine, Wells, Lucy, Conn, Brendan, Cuschieri, Kate
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2016
Subjects
Allergy and Immunology
Biopsy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - etiology
DNA, Viral
FFPE
Histological Techniques
HPV
Humans
Infectious Disease
Oropharyngeal
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - etiology
p16
Papillomaviridae - genetics
Papillomavirus Infections - complications
Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis
Papillomavirus Infections - virology
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Squamous cell carcinoma
Oropharyngeal
Squamous cell carcinoma
p16
FFPE
Biopsy
HPV
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Summary:Highlights • There is an increasing demand for HPV annotation of FFPE material. • The performance of the Xpert® HPV assay, was assessed for FFPE material. • FFPE material is amenable to HPV detection by the Xpert assay.
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ISSN:1386-6532
1873-5967
DOI:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.02.007