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Currently cervical histology is the gold standard procedure in the field. However, there is a need for alternative approaches and specific biomarkers to aid objective CIN lesion grading and to identify true high grade cervical disease, especially in the advent of primary HPV screening and widespread HPV vaccination.Panel of mRNA markers has been developed using systems biology and datamining tools ...

Cancer accounts for nearly one-quarter of deaths in the developed world, exceeded only by heart diseases. One of the key strategies in cancer prevention is early diagnosis through cancer screening programs. Estimates of the premature deaths that could have been avoided through cancer screening vary from 3% to 35%, depending on a variety of assumptions. Beyond the potential to reduce mortality, s ...