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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2022

Identification of Malignancy in PAP Smear Samples Using the CGB3 and NOP56 Genes as Methylation Markers.

Palak Singh, Nakarin Kitkumthorn, Pattamawadee Yanatatsaneejit

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  1. Cytologic DNA methylation for managing minimally abnormal cervical cancer screening results.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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Palak SinghProgram in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330 Thailand.
Nakarin KitkumthornDepartment of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400 Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-0616-6039
Pattamawadee YanatatsaneejitHuman Genetics Research Group, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Center of Excellence in Molecular Genetics of Cancer and Human Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.

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backgroundAlthough various improvements have been made in the reporting of the Papanicolaou (PAP) test in recent years, there remain several challenges that have yet to be addressed in terms of determining a standardized methodology for categorizing atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC US).

methodsThe present study focuses on evaluating the performance of the methylation status of two genes (CGB3 and NOP56) using a total of 200 PAP samples, which were divided into the "determined" group, with 78 samples based on cytology, and the "undetermined" group (ASC US), with 122 samples. The promoter methylation status of the CGB3 and NOP56 genes was detected for the 200 PAP samples using methylation specific PCR (MSP). The diagnostic abilities of the CGB3 and NOP56 genes in PAP samples were measured, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated using Python programming language.

resultsBased on the validation of CGB3 and NOP56 methylation in the 200 PAP samples, both genes exhibited higher methylation percentages in abnormal samples compared with normal samples. In addition, on the basis of diagnostic performance analysis, the CGB3 gene exhibited the highest sensitivity and specificity in both histology based ASC US and cytology based 'determined' PAP samples, with significant diagnostic abilities [area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.83 and 0.74, respectively, where AUC ≥0.5 was determined to be significant] to distinguish between the "normal" and "abnormal" samples.

conclusionThe findings of the present study will contribute toward identifying a DNA methylation marker for the early detection of abnormal samples before they reach the initial stages of cervical cancer, and should prove to be helpful for clinicians in terms of diagnosing patients whose cells are ASC US.<br />.

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Atypical Squamous Cells of the CervixPapillomavirus InfectionsUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsDNA MethylationFemaleHumansPapanicolaou TestVaginal SmearsASC-USchorionic gonadotropin subunit 3diagnostic abilitynucleolar protein 56promoter methylation

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