Options in human papillomavirus (HPV) detection for cervical cancer screening: comparison between full genotyping and a rapid qualitative HPV-DNA assay in Ghana.

Dorcas Obiri-YeboahYaw Adu-SarkodieFlorencia DjigmaKafui AkakpoEbenezer Aniakwa-BonsuDaniel Amoako-SakyiSimpore JacquesPhilippe Mayaud

Published in: Gynecologic oncology research and practice (2017)

The performance characteristics of careHPV compared to genotyping suggest that this simpler and cheaper HPV detection assay could offer a suitable alternative for HPV screening in Ghana.

Keyphrases

cervical cancer screening
high throughput
high grade
loop mediated isothermal amplification
genome wide
systematic review
label free
real time pcr
single molecule
gene expression
cell free
sensitive detection