**Meet the editor**

Professor Dr Davy Vanden Broeck, MSc, PhD, obtained his MSc degree in Biochemistry from Antwerp University, in Belgium, with judicum Cum Laude. Afterwards, he pursued a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Antwerp University. Later, he joined the International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH) and dedicated his research efforts on sexually transmitted viruses. Finally, he

obtained two consecutive post-doc grants at Ghent University, in Ghent, Belgium, with a specific focus on papilloma virus research. Currently, Dr Vanden Broeck holds the position of professor of Molecular Virology and heads the ICRH HPV/cervical cancer research team. Within this team, multi-disciplinary research is performed on the prevention of cervical cancer (vaccine, screening), as well as clinical/translational aspects of cervical cancer research. Fundamental research remains equally an important part of the research agenda.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Diseases 1**

Ralf Hilfrich

**Uterine Cervix 117**

**Strategies for Prevention 149**

**Section 1 Diagnostic and Preventive Aspects of HPV-Related**

Chapter 1 **Molecular Diagnosis of Human Papillomavirus Infections 3**

Chapter 2 **Molecular Tools for Detection Human Papillomavirus 27**

Fátima Galán-Sánchez and Manuel Rodríguez-Iglesias

Chapter 4 **HPV L1 Detection as a Prognostic Marker for Management of HPV High Risk Positive Abnormal Pap Smears 93**

Chapter 5 **Ancillary Techniques in the Histopathologic Diagnosis of**

Evanthia Kostopoulou and George Koukoulis

Chapter 6 **Human Papillomavirus Prophylactic Vaccines and Alternative**

Lis Ribeiro-Müller, Hanna Seitz and Martin Müller

**Squamous and Glandular Intraepithelial Lesions of the**

Carlos da Silva and Aparecido Divino da Cruz

Chapter 3 **HPV Diagnosis in Vaccination Era 57**

Santiago Melón, Marta Alvarez-Argüelles and María de Oña

Angela Adamski da Silva Reis, Daniela de Melo e Silva, Cláudio
