The analysis of DNA in clinical samples for a secure diagnostic has become indispensable nowadays. Techniques approaching isolation of high molecular weigth DNA of HPV could lead to efficient amplification and early clinical diagnosis of the virus DNA by PCR (polymerase chain reaction). We describe a fast, non-toxical, efficient and cheap method for DNA isolation of human papilloma virus (HPV) from cervical smears using guanidine (DNAzol solution). A 450 bp DNA band correponding to the late region (L1) of the virus genome was detected by PCR, showing that the DNAzol extraction soluction generated a good viral DNA yield. The electrophoretic pattern after digestion with restriction endonucleases (RFLPs/PCR) revealed the predominance of HPV-16 and HPV-33 in the samples from the State of Alagoas, Brazil.
Human papillomavirus; DNA purification; PCR; RFLP
