2021 journal article

Association between PEG3 DNA methylation and high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND CANCER, 16(1).

By: C. Bosire*, A. Vidal*, J. Smith*, D. Jima n, Z. Huang*, D. Skaar n, F. Valea*, R. Bentley* ...

author keywords: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Gene methylation; Imprinted gene; Human papillomavirus
TL;DR: An association between altered DNA methylation at regulatory regions of PEG3 and high grade CIN in high-risk HPV positive cases is suggested in women enrolled at colposcopic evaluation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 28, 2021

Epigenetic mechanisms are hypothesized to contribute substantially to the progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) to cervical cancer, although empirical data are limited.