TY - JOUR AU - Lee, Sin Hang AU - Vigliotti, Veronica S. AU - Vigliotti, Jessica S. AU - Pappu, Suri PY - 2009 DA - 2009/05/22 TI - Validation of human papillomavirus genotyping by signature DNA sequence analysis JO - BMC Clinical Pathology SP - 3 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Screening with combined cytologic and HPV testing has led to the highest number of excessive colposcopic referrals due to high false positive rates of the current HPV testing in the USA. How best to capitalize on the enhanced sensitivity of HPV DNA testing while minimizing false-positive results from its lower specificity is an important task for the clinical pathologists. SN - 1472-6890 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6890-9-3 DO - 10.1186/1472-6890-9-3 ID - Lee2009 ER -