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Warts are diagnosed by health care providers during a clinical exam; diagnosis is based on their visual appearance.[1] If there is any doubt about the diagnosis, a skin biopsy may be collected and analyzed to rule out other types of skin growths, such as cancer.[1] Although PCR genotyping techniques can readily determine the specific HPV type(s) responsible for the infection, the specific infecting HPV strain does not affect the recommended treatment.[2][3]