PCR/southern blot/in-situ hybridization for cervical cancer

Genetics

• associated genetic aberrations:
  • papillomavirus
  • H-ras proto-oncogene
  • c-myc proto-oncogene
  • fos proto-oncogene
  • jun proto-oncogene
  • her2/neu proto-oncogene (erb-B2)

Indications

• cervical cancer

Specimen

• tissue (fresh, frozen or paraffin-embedded)
• store at 4 degrees C for 24 hours (immediate processing)
• store tissue at -20 degrees C or below

More general terms

• genotyping (allele testing)

Additional terms

• c-myc proto-oncogene
• cervical cancer
• fos proto-oncogene or TIS28
• H-ras proto-oncogene
• her2/neu proto-oncogene (erb-B2)
• jun proto-oncogene
• papillomavirus (HPV) DNA; high-risk HPV testing