The present invention relates to a combination of antibodies comprising
(a) an anti-HPV-16 E7 antibody obtainable by (i) eliciting an in vivo
humoral response against HPV-16 E7 protein or a fragment thereof in a
goat; and (ii) affinity-purifying antibodies as obtained in the
eliciting-step (i) and (b) an anti-HPV-18 E7 antibody. Additionally, in
another aspect the present invention relates to methods for producing
said combination of antibodies. Furthermore, the invention provides for
the use of the combination of antibodies or for the use of an anti-HPV-16
E7 antibody obtainable as mentioned above for the preparation of a
diagnostic composition for the (immuno-) histological detection of high
risk HPV in a biological sample. Additionally, the invention relates to
diagnostic compositions comprising said combination of antibodies or said
anti-HPV-16 E7 antibody obtainable as mentioned above as well as to
methods for producing said diagnostic compositions. The invention also
provides for kits comprising said combination of antibodies of the
present invention or said anti-HPV-16 E7 antibody obtainable as mentioned
above or a diagnostic composition of the invention and discloses in vitro
methods and uses for the detection of E7 protein of high risk HPV such as
HPV-16, HPV-18, HPV-31, HPV-33, HPV-35, HPV-39, HPV-45, HPV-52, HPV-56,
HPV-58 and/or HPV-59 indicating a sexually transmittable disease or
cancer, in particular cervical cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer,
head and neck cancer, penile cancer or anogenital cancer by using the
described combination of antibodies.