Annals of Dermatology  1991;3(1):37-39

doi:10.5021/ad.1991.3.1.37

Detection of Genital Human Papilloma Viruses Using PCR.

Kyoung Chan PARK ; Seung Yong JUNG ; Young Min CHOI ; Seon Hoon KIM ; Yoo Shin LEE

Keywords

Human papillomavirus; Polymerase chain reaction

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Fifteen cases of genital warts were examined for the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) using polymerise chain reaction (PCR). HPV6/11 DNA were found in all cases of genital warts. The PCR based methods described here provide a sensitive, accurate means of detecting genital HPVs.