{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: 1p36 is a chromosomal site of genomic instability in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
{Author}: Cortés-Gutiérrez EI;García-Vielma C;Dávila-Rodríguez MI;Sánchez-Dávila H;Fernández JL;Gosálvez J;
{Journal}: Biotech Histochem
{Volume}: 95
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Feb 2020
{Factor}: 1.834
{DOI}: 10.1080/10520295.2019.1652344
{Abstract}: We investigated the association between progressive stages of cervical neoplasia and DNA damage in 1p36 DNA sequences of chromosome 1 in cervical epithelium using DNA breakage detection/fluorescence in situ hybridization (DBD-FISH). We used a hospital based unmatched case control study of 29 women that were grouped according to disease stage and selected according to histological diagnosis: 10 with low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LG-SILs), 10 with high grade SILs (HG-SILs) and nine with no cervical lesions; the 1pter sequence was used as internal control. We found a significant increase in the number of patients with HG-SIL compared to patients with LG-SILs or with no cervical lesions. 1p36 Genomic instability was validated by DBD-FISH using neutral comets. Genetic instability at specific gene loci, such as 1p36, might be characteristic of cervical cancer progression. DBD-FISH appears to be a useful approach for detecting and comparing damage to specific chromosomal regions related to the progression of cervical cancer.