What is the difference between an HPV-DNA test and PreTect HPV-Proofer?
HPV DNA tests detect the presence of many HPV types but cannot give any information about the behaviour of the virus, whether it is normal or not. Many HPV DNA tests use a consensus strategy and will not distinguish between the different HPV types. No currently commercial available HPV DNA tests can do direct typing as PreTect HPV-Proofer does. PreTect HPV-Proofer detects only HPV viruses that have lost their replication and most of their “self control” and started to produce the oncogene proteins E6/E7 from the specific HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33 and 45. HPV DNA tests will be positive in 20-30% of a normal female population. PreTect HPV-Proofer identifies only the 1-2% of women that are persistentlt positive with the same HPV type over e.g. 6 months.
