Abstract

Objective : To investigate the promoter methylation status in the p16 gene in primary cervical cancer and to analyze the relationships between the clinicopathologic parameters and the methylation status of p16 gene. Methods : Promoter methylation was evaluated by using a methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction in 78 cervical cancer tissues and 24 control non-neoplastic cervical tissues. Clinicopathologic parameters were obtained from medical records and the relationships between the discrete variables and the methylation status were evaluated. Results : The frequency of the promoter methylation of p16 in cervical cancer was 57.0% (45/78). Primary cervical cancer had a significantly higher methylation frequency for p16 gene as compared to a control non-neoplastic cervix (p

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