Patent ID: 6884605
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of screening a patient for breast cancer, the method comprising: a) assaying for the presence of human papillomavirus in a sample from a biopsy taken from a patient, wherein said assaying comprises amplifying human papillomavirus gene sequences by use of a pair of primers to produce an amplified product, and probing said amplified product for the presence of HPV 16 and a second human papillomavirus selected from the group consisting of HPV18, HPV31, HPV33, HPV35, HPV45, HPV58, wherein said pair of primers is SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2, and wherein presence of HPV 16 and said second human papillomavirus is indicative of breast cancer in said patient.