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SUBMITTER: Su PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Su Po-Hsuan PH Lai Hung-Cheng HC Huang Rui-Lan RL Chen Lin-Yu LY Wang Yu-Chi YC Wu Tzu-I TI Chan Michael W Y MWY Liao Chi-Chun CC Chen Chien-Wen CW Lin Wei-Yu WY Chang Cheng-Chang CC
Scientific reports 20190624 1
DNA methylation alteration, such as global hypomethylation and localized hypermethylation, within the promoters of tumor suppressor genes, is an important risk factor in cervical cancer. The potential use of DNA methylation detection, in cervical cancer screening or triage of mildly abnormal cytology, has recently been demonstrated. In particular, PAX1 DNA methylation testing was approved as an adjunct to cytology, in Taiwan, and is now undergoing registration trials in China. However, the funct ...[more]