METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF HUMAN PAPPILOMA VIRUS TYPE 16 USING THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

摘要

The invention provides oligonucleotides (A): 5' GGGGTCGGTGGACCGGTCGATGTA 3' and (B): 5' GGGCTCTGTCCGGTTCTGCTTGTC 3' and their derivatives. These oligos may be used as a pair of primers for the detection of HPV16 DNA in a sample, without false positives arising due to the presence of other HPV strains. Kits containing the primers, and the use of the primers to screen populations are provided.