Predictive Role of Telomerase Activity in the Clinical Outcome of Patients with Benign Lesions of the Uterine Cervix or CIN

Telomerase, a fundamental marker of neoplastic transformation, is widely expressed in both premalignant intraepithelial lesions and in most malignant lesions of the uterine cervix. We determined telomerase activity (TA) in uterine cervix by Repeat Amplification Protocol (TRAP) in a series of 62 case...

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Main Authors: Sara Bravaccini, Andrea Amadori, Emanuela Scarpi, Maria Maddalena Tumedei, Wainer Zoli, Rosella Silvestrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ACP-2012-0066