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ArticleCancers2021

Raman Spectroscopy of Liquid-Based Cervical Smear Samples as a Triage to Stratify Women Who Are HPV-Positive on Screening.

Damien Traynor, Cara M Martin, Christine White, Stephen Reynolds, Tom D'Arcy, John J O'Leary, Fiona M Lyng

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Damien TraynorCentre for Radiation and Environmental Science, FOCAS Research Institute, Technological University Dublin, Kevin St, D08 NF82 Dublin, Ireland.
Cara M MartinDiscipline of Histopathology, University of Dublin Trinity College, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland.
Christine WhiteDiscipline of Histopathology, University of Dublin Trinity College, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland.
Stephen ReynoldsDiscipline of Histopathology, University of Dublin Trinity College, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland.
Tom D'ArcyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, D08 XW7X Dublin, Ireland.
John J O'LearyDiscipline of Histopathology, University of Dublin Trinity College, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland.
Fiona M LyngCentre for Radiation and Environmental Science, FOCAS Research Institute, Technological University Dublin, Kevin St, D08 NF82 Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-9876-963X
Trinity College Dublin · IETechnological University Dublin · IECoombe Women & Infants University Hospital · IE

Funding

Health Research Board CARG2012/29
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the development of cervical precancer and cancer is now well accepted, and HPV testing has recently been introduced for primary cervical screening. However, the low specificity of HPV DNA testing can result in large numbers of women with an HPV-positive result, and additional triage approaches are needed to avoid over-referral to colposcopy and overtreatment. The aim of this study was to assess Raman spectroscopy as a potential triage test to discriminate between transient and persistent HPV infection. HPV DNA status and mRNA status were confirmed in ThinPrep

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biomarkerscervical cancercervical precancercytologyexfoliated cellsHPVRaman spectroscopyThinPrep

Identifiers

PMID33921939
PMCPMC8122405
OpenAlexW3159099859

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