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# FDA OKs Abbott HPV Diagnostic Test
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-oks-abbott-hpv-diagnostic-test/
- Published: 2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:15:07.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5155712

FDA has approved an Abbott molecular human papillomavirus (HPV) test for HPV screening and assessment of high-risk (HR) cancer-causing types of HPV. A company [statement](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abbott-receives-fda-approval-for-hpv-test-to-run-on-alinity-m-offering-primary-hpv-screening-and-assessment-of-high-risk-cancer-causing-types-of-hpv-301975540.html?ref=fdaweb.com) says the Alinity m HR HPV assay is also approved for use in combination with a Pap test for patients and doctors who prefer to use both tests.

“The Alinity m HR HPV assay delivers information on five risk groups covering the 14 different potentially cancer-causing genotypes of the virus,” the statement says, “helping physicians identify not just if a patient has an HPV infection, but whether that infection is caused by one (or more) of the types that may cause cancer.”