ʻO ka Human Papillomavirus (HPV) no ka ʻohana Papillomaviridae o kahi maʻi molelaʻi liʻiliʻi, ʻaʻole i hoʻopuni ʻia, pōʻaiapuni ʻelua mau kaula DNA, me ka lōʻihi o ka genome ma kahi o 8000 mau kumu kumu (bp).Hoʻopili ka HPV i ke kanaka ma o ka hoʻopili pololei ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻopili ʻana me nā mea haumia a i ʻole ka hoʻouna ʻana i ka moekolohe.ʻAʻole pili wale ka maʻi maʻi, akā hiki ke hoʻopili wale i ka ʻili kanaka a me ka mucosal epithelial cell, e hoʻoulu ai i nā ʻano papillomas a i ʻole warts i ka ʻili kanaka a me ka pōʻino proliferative i ka epithelium tract reproductive.
He kūpono ke kit no ka ʻike ʻana i ke ʻano in vitro qualitative type o nā ʻano papillomaviruses 14 (HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68) nucleic acids i loko. nā laʻana mimi kanaka, nā laʻana o ka puʻu ʻāʻī o ka ʻōpū wahine, a me nā laʻana o ka puʻu wahine.Hiki iā ia ke hāʻawi wale i nā mea kōkua no ka ʻike a me ka mālama ʻana i ka maʻi HPV.