HPV (Human Papillomavirus) are double-stranded DNA viruses of the Papilomaviridae family, classified by number types according to the order of their detection. More than 100 types of HPV are known, of which about 40 are associated with infections in the genital area. Genital HPV types are categorized according to their epidemiological relationship to cervical cancer of:

- Low Risk Virus Types - 6, 11, 42, 43, 44. Low-risk viral types are associated with a low risk of progression to cervical cancer. Causes of benign or inferior cervical lesions, genital condylomas or recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

- High Risk Viral Types - 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66. High-risk virus types are associated with an extremely high risk of developing a malignancy. Causes of low-grade, high-grade cervical lesions and invasive carcinoma.

The geneMAP™ HPV 29 Genotyping Kit is a semi qualitative in vitro assay for detection and genotyping of 29 High Risk and Low Risk Human Papilloma Viruses (16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 66, 68, 69, 70, 73, 81/82, 6/11).

DNA Extraction reagent included.

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