ABSTRACT
Objective To establish a convenient, fast, economic and hypersensitive low-density DNA array method to detect the genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) and evaluate its application in clinic services.Methods HPV in cervical swab samples from 355 suspected female patients collected in gynaecology and obstetrics clinic were genotyped by hybrid capture (HC) II method and low-density DNA array simultaneously. HPV in 730 clinic samples from the area of Pearl River delta were genotyped by low-density DNA array.Results Among 355 suspected samples positive HPV-DNA were detectable in 211 (59.4%) samples by DNA array and 222 (62.5%) samples by HCII method. The concordance rate between the two assays was 94.1%. In the HPV genotypes 15 high-risk type and 5 low-risk type were detected by low-density DNA array. The most common high-risk types were HPV-16, 52, 58 and 56. The peak age of HPV infection was 26-30 years. The distribution of genotypes was different from various degree of cervical changes.Conclusion Either single type or multiple type of HPV infection can be detected by low-density DNA array. The combination of HPV detection with cytology detection will provide instruction for cervical cancer screening.