Patent ID: 7993881
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting the presence of at least one human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype comprising contacting a nucleic acid obtained from a sample with a set comprising at least four probes wherein each of said probes comprises a sequence complementary to a sequence from a HPV which is flanked on each end by a stem sequence, each stem sequence consisting of four or five pairs of complementary bases, wherein said bases form a stem structure in the absence of hybridization to a nucleic acid from the HPV, and wherein each of said probes is labeled with a first interacting label and a second interacting label such that hybridizing of a probe to a nucleic acid from the HPV causes a change in the signal detected, and wherein said nucleic acid obtained from said sample is amplified utilising a primer mixture comprising SEQ ID NO:16.