Abstract
The objectives of the study were to evaluate 1) the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of p16(INK4a) as a marker for high-grade cervical lesions, 2) the results of a real-time polymerase chain reaction detecting high-risk human papillomavirus, and 3) the interobserver variability of the p16(INK4a) interpretation.A total of 232 ThinPrep samples were stained for p16(INK4a), and HPV-DNA PCR was performed on 107 specimens with inclusion of both benign and abnormal cytology. Histological follow-up information was collected.The diagnostic sensitivity of ASC+ with CIN2+ in histology as endpoint was 96% for p16(INK4a) and 100% for HR-HPV DNA PCR, and the diagnostic specificity was 41% and 27%, respectively. If p16(INK4a) had been used for triage of the ASC samples, then 18 patients (42%) could have been spared unnecessary follow-up procedures compared to six patients (21%) with the HR-HPV DNA test.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Diagnostic Cytopathology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 453-9 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 8755-1039 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1. Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
- Cervix Uteri
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Histological Techniques
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Middle Aged
- Observer Variation
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Tumor Markers, Biological
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears