...by persistent infection of HR HPV types, predominantly HPV 16 and 18.” HPV plasmids as positive controls...presence of high risk (HR) Human Papillomavirus (HPV). As Gladys wrote in her application, “Cervical Cancer...Ghanaian women by including PCR screening for HR HPV alongside the cytological tests currently in use....Gladys will use plasmids containing a variety of HPV genes as positive controls in her PCR screens. She...both identify individuals who are infected with HR HPV and therefore at high risk for cervical cancer development...and also better correlate the presence of certain HPV subtypes with risk and disease severity. Individuals...

...distinguish between two similar types of HPV, HPV16 and HPV18, from human cells, at atomolar levels, within...DNA sequence, such as the Human papilloma virus (HPV) genome, via a crRNA. An ssDNA-fluorescently quenched...the presence of your DNA of interest, in this case HPV. As proof of concept, the lab demonstrated that DETECTR...

...exposure to mutagens like radiation or viruses (e.g., HPV, the human papillomavirus). These mutations interfere...