Human Papilloma Virus: Cervical Cancer and DNA Testing - January 23, 2015

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Human Papilloma Virus: Cervical Cancer and DNA Testing - January 23, 2015

CDC information: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Information Portal

CDC Expert Commentary Podcast: Protect the Next Generation: Recommend the HPV Vaccine, Tom Frieden, CDC Director, August 18, 2014

CDC information: Discover the link between HPV and Cancer

Recent Insights

Performance of self-collected cervical samples in screening for future precancer using human papillomavirus DNA testing.
Porras C, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Dec 5;107(1):400.

Use of primary high-risk human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer screening: Interim clinical guidance. 
Huh WK, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jan 7

NCI paper: Cancer-associated infectious agents and epigenetic regulation. 
Vedham V, Verma M.  Methods Mol Biol. 2015;1238:333-54

TGFβ receptor 1: An immune susceptibility gene in HPV-associated cancer. 
Levovitz C, et al. Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 1;74(23):6833-44

A comprehensive review of dysregulated miRNAs involved in cervical cancer. 
Sharma G, et al. Curr Genomics. 2014 Aug;15(4):310-23

Genome-wide profiling of HPV integration in cervical cancer identifies clustered genomic hot spots and a potential microhomology-mediated integration mechanism 
Zheng Hu et al. Nature Genetics, January 12, 2015