Table 3 Percentage of methylation in hrHPV-positive cervical scrapings and a cervical carcinoma
From: hTERT promoter activity and CpG methylation in HPV-induced carcinogenesis
Cervical specimen | % methylation (number of clones analyzed) | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | S3 | S4 |
Normal cytology, hrHPV+ | 1 (23) | 10 (24) |
Normal cytology, hrHPV+ | 1(25) | 11(25) |
Borderline mild dyskaryosis, hrHPV+ | 3 (20) | 8 (20 |
Moderate dyskaryosis, hrHPV+ | 13 (20) | 8 (20) |
Cervical carcinoma, HPV16+ | 17 (20) | 7 (20) |