2014
Methylation of Twelve CpGs in Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV16) as an Informative Biomarker for the Triage of Women Positive for HPV16 Infection
Brandsma JL, Harigopal M, Kiviat NB, Sun Y, Deng Y, Zelterman D, Lizardi PM, Shabanova VS, Levi A, Yaping T, Hu X, Feng Q. Methylation of Twelve CpGs in Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV16) as an Informative Biomarker for the Triage of Women Positive for HPV16 Infection. Cancer Prevention Research 2014, 7: 526-533. PMID: 24556390, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-13-0354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaCytology samplesCutoff scoreColposcopy of womenCervical cancer preventionManagement of womenDetection of CIN3Cervical cytology samplesHuman papillomavirus type 16Human papillomavirus type 16 DNAMethylation biomarkersPapillomavirus type 16Histologic severityIntraepithelial neoplasiaCervical cancerHPV16 infectionCancer preventionDNA bisulfite sequencingType 16Prognostic potentialAccurate biomarkersProspective biomarkersScreening testInformative biomarkersBiomarkers
2012
Comparing Two Methods of Detection for Chlamydia trachomatis in Liquid-Based Papanicolaou Tests
Levi AW, Beckman D, Hui P, Schofield K, Harigopal M, Chhieng DC. Comparing Two Methods of Detection for Chlamydia trachomatis in Liquid-Based Papanicolaou Tests. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2012, 138: 236-240. PMID: 22904135, DOI: 10.1309/ajcp2b7xqtcnamjp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHC2 assayBD Viper SystemXTR TechnologyPositive predictive valueDNA assaysLiquid-based Papanicolaou testsNucleic acidsC trachomatisChlamydia trachomatisPredictive valueHybrid Capture 2Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionChlamydia trachomatis testingTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionViper SystemComparable specificityCapture 2Papanicolaou testChlamydial infectionCytology samplesMethod of detectionThinPrep specimensTrachomatisAssaysSensitivity rate