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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Elizabeth S. Light, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Gerard J. Nuovo, Westerville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth S. Light, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Gerard J. Nuovo, Westerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tuscon, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and reagents for detecting high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA types in cells on a Pap smear that indicates the patient is at higher risk for cancer are described. The method uses full-length DNA probes to HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, and 51 in a particular proportion to hybridize to and detect the viral DNA in situ. The method differentiates high-risk from low-risk HPV DNA in cells that indicates the patient's risk for cancer. The in situ hybridization is detected by brightfield microscopy.