TIMP-2 gene methylation in cervical precursor and invasive lesions.
Exp Mol Pathol
; 98(1): 119-23, 2015 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the presence of HPV-DNA and TIMP-2 gene methylation in cervical precursor and invasive lesions, as well as to study the associations among the latter, the presence of HPV-DNA, and the clinical evolution of such lesions.METHODS:
Cross-sectional study that includes 49 biopsy or brush smear samples from women with a normal cervix, LSIL, HSIL, microinvasive carcinoma and invasive carcinoma. The presence of HPV-DNA and specific methylation was analyzed using PCR. Thirty-eight biopsy samples for HSIL, microinvasive carcinoma and frank invasive carcinoma as well as 11 brush smear samples for LSIL and normal cervices were analyzed.RESULTS:
TIMP-2 gene methylation was detected in 86.8% (33/38) of the samples from the group with lesions and 50% (4/8) of the normal samples (p=0.03). HPV-DNA was detected in 81.6% (31/38) of the samples from the group with lesions and 25% (2/8) of the normal samples (p=0.003). HPV-DNA was more frequent in the methylated samples (50%), and the group with methylation had a higher risk of unfavorable evolution than the group without methylation; however, such observations were not statistically significant (p=0.19).CONCLUSION:
TIMP-2 gene methylation and the presence of HPV-DNA were characteristic of the group with cervical lesions. Methylation was not associated with the presence of HPV-DNA or an unfavorable clinical evolution.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Displasia do Colo do Útero
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Metilação de DNA
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Inibidor Tecidual de Metaloproteinase-2
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article