Patent ID: 8501410

Claim:
A composition for amplification and detection of mRNA of HPV type 18 selected from the groups consisting of: (a) a promoter-primer made up of a 5′ promoter sequence covalently linked to a 3′ target hybridizing region consisting of SEQ ID NO: 101, a primer consisting of SEQ ID NO: 49, a detection probe consisting of SEQ ID NO: 77, and a helper probe that is SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 117, or RNA equivalents and/or complements thereof; and (b) a promoter-primer made up of a 5′ promoter sequence covalently linked to a 3′ target hybridizing region consisting of SEQ ID NO: 109, a primer consisting of SEQ ID NO: 41, a detection probe consisting of SEQ ID NO: 65, SEQ ID NO: 81, or SEQ ID NO: 57, and a helper probe that is SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 117, or RNA equivalents and/or complements thereof.