Introduction of p16INK4a as a surrogate biomarker for HPV in women with invasive cervical cancer in Sudan

Introduction of p16INK4a as a surrogate biomarker for HPV in women with invasive cervical cancer in Sudan

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide with highest incidence reported in Eastern Africa in 2012. The primary goal of this study was to study the expression of p16INK4a in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and d...

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Main Authors: Hina Sarwath, Devendra Bansal, Nazik Elmalaika Husain, Mahmoud Mohamed, Ali A. Sultan, Shahinaz Bedri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
Cervical cancer
Human Papillomavirus
p16INK4a
Ki-67
Immunohistochemistry
Sudan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-017-0159-0

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