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Human > Human Papillomavirus Detection > Auto-capillary Electrophoresis (ACE) method
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV), infecting the skin and mucous membranes, has been identified over 100 different HPV types. A group of about 30 HPVs is typically transmitted through sexual contact and infect the genital region . According to American Social Health Association, approximately 5.5 million new cases of sexually transmitted HPV occur in the U.S. each year, with at least 20 million people estimated to be currently infected.
Most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it. But sometimes, certain types of HPV can cause genital warts in men and women. Other HPV types can cause cervical cancer. At least 50% of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control, by the age of 50 more than 80% of American women will have contracted at least one strain of genital HPV. Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV infections. An estimated 10,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, and about 4,000 die of the disease each year. Cervical cancer, however, is almost always preventable or curable if pre-cancerous changes (dysplasias) are detected early and treated appropriately, before cancer develops.
The Pap test, also called a Pap smear, is a cervical cancer screening method that takes cells from a woman's cervix and examines them under a microscope for abnormalities. This test has shortcomings, such as inaccuracy and unreliable. Currently, HPV tests, which checks for the viruses, are quite complicated procedures. A simple test which can accurately and rapidly determine HPV infection and identify HPV High-risk type is greatly needed.
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