human papillomavirus

[Calvin and Hobbbes]

In article <3ij5qi$5l6u at ns1.CC.Lehigh.EDU>, sm0j at Lehigh.EDU wrote:

> Does anyone know about the new blood test for human papillomavirus?  I heard
> about it on the news a few days ago.  What journal published the information?
> How does the test work?
> Thanks in advance for any replies.
> 
> Sheila Mathieson
> Dept. of Molecular Biology
> Lehigh University
> Bethlehem, PA

Pharmingen has a number of tests(antibody) for the different types of HPV
DNA. Probably not all of the types are testable due to the fact that there
are over 40 types of HPV DNA.

Hope this helps,

Jon Stacks