“…In order to include cell context information into HPV tests, p16 IHC has been developed as a surrogate marker based on the findings that HPV E7 oncoprotein binds to Rb protein region which leads to p16 overexpression [ 5 ]. In situ detection of HPV E6 and E7 mRNA becomes available after RNAscope technology has been developed [ 6 – 12 ]. As a novel generation of RNA in situ hybridization, this method is designed to detect E6/E7 RNAs of different HPV subtypes, for example, HPV HR-18 has included 18 high risk (HR) of HPV subtypes (HPVs 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, 82) [ 6 , 10 , 13 ].…”