Genotyping of genital human papillomavirus by DNA sequencing and luminex methods / 中国医学科学院学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the specificity and sensitivity of two genotyping approaches for human papillomavirus (HPV).</p><p><b>METHOD</b>HPV DNA was amplified and detected in clinical specimens by polymerase chain reaction in a pair of universal primers MY09/11, and then genotyped with either sequencing method or liquid chip hybridization method (luminex method).</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Sequencing method obtained precise genotyping results in single-type HPV infection, while luminex method obtained accurate genotyping results in multiple-type HPV infection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A combined method using both sequencing and luminex method is suitable for the genotyping of HPV-infected specimens.</p>