| abstract |
The present invention relates human papilloma virus (HPV), more specific cutaneous, beta-PV. A method is disclosed for typing of any beta-PV nucleic acid with at least one probe capable of specific hybridization within the A region of beta-PV, said region being indicated in Figure 1, and then analyzing beta-PV type(s) based upon the hybridization result so obtained. The viral nucleic acid in the sample may be amplified before specific typing occurs. The invention further provides new probes which are useful in such a method |