Nomogram for predicted probability of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions using miRNA in cervical mucus, HPV genotype and age

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 16231 - 9
• Main Authors: Kotani, Kiriko, Iwata, Aya, Kukimoto, Iwao, Nishio, Eiji, Mitani, Takeji, Tsukamoto, Tetsuya, Ichikawa, Ryoko, Nomura, Hiroyuki, Fujii, Takuma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 28.09.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/1647/2234; 692/699/67/2322; Age; Cervical cancer; Cervix; Cytology; Genotype & phenotype; Genotypes; Human papillomavirus; Humanities and Social Sciences; miRNA; Mucus; multidisciplinary; Nomograms; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Storage conditions

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. Although cytology or HPV testing is available for screening, these techniques have their drawbacks and optimal screening methods are still being developed. Here, we sought to determine whether aberrant expression of miRNAs in cervi...