I'm not positive, but I believe the test involves taking a sample of the cervix, so that wouldn't work for men.
They're not giving too many technical details, but we have had an HPV test for a few years now that did not work on men for some reason, so I assume that whatever mechanism that test used, these are similar.
The second new test, from the AVC company, is specifically for cervical cancer, which does not apply to men. The test is engineered to specifically detect E6 oncoprotein of high-risk HPV which, in concert with E7, is necessary for oncogenic transformation of cervical epithelial cells. That link gives much more in-depth detail about what the test entails.
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Date: 11/16/08 02:23 am (UTC)From:They're not giving too many technical details, but we have had an HPV test for a few years now that did not work on men for some reason, so I assume that whatever mechanism that test used, these are similar.
The second new test, from the AVC company, is specifically for cervical cancer, which does not apply to men. The test is engineered to specifically detect E6 oncoprotein of high-risk HPV which, in concert with E7, is necessary for oncogenic transformation of cervical epithelial cells. That link gives much more in-depth detail about what the test entails.