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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
17:30-18:30

Evening Symposium organized by Gen-Probe Incorporated

 

CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE APTIMA HPV ASSAY IN
REFERRAL AND SCREENING POPULATIONS

New Developments in HPV mRNA Testing

Dr. Heather Cubie, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The Relative Clinical Performance of the APTIMA HPV Assay

Dr. Sam Ratnam,  Newfoundland Public Health Laboratory, Newfoundland, Canada

 

Learning Objectives:
  • Understand the differences in the clinical performance between HPV mRNA and DNA-based tests
  • Learn about the clinical performance of the APTIMA HPV assay in high and low prevalence disease settings
  • Learn about the clinical utility of HPV mRNA and HPV DNA-based tests
  • Discuss future applications of HPV mRNA testing