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ArticleGynecologic oncology reports2024

Association between serum P16ink4A concentration and CIN and cervical cancer among women attending a cervical cancer clinic in western Uganda: A case control study.

Frank Ssedyabane, Joseph Ngonzi, Deusdedit Tusubira, Josephine Nambi Najjuma, Rogers Kajabwangu, Christopher Okeny, Doreen Nuwashaba, Alexcer Namuli, Nixon Niyonzima

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Article in Gynecologic oncology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frank SsedyabaneDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Joseph NgonziDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Deusdedit TusubiraDepartment of Biochemistry, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Josephine Nambi NajjumaDepartment of Nursing, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Rogers KajabwanguDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Christopher OkenyDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Doreen NuwashabaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Alexcer NamuliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mbarara University of Science of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
Nixon NiyonzimaResearch and Training Directorate, Uganda Cancer Institute, P. O. Box 3935, Kampala, Uganda.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology · UGUganda Cancer Institute · UG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Tissue expression of P16ink4A is correlated with cervical lesions. In this study we determined the association between serum P16ink4A concentrations and cervical lesions among women attending the cervical cancer clinic at Mbarara Regional Hospital (MRRH) South Western Uganda. Material and Methods: We recruited 90 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) cases, 90 cervical cancer (CC) cases before treatment and 90 controls. Clinical and demographic data were recorded. Serum P16ink4A concentrations were measured by quantitative Elisa. Cases were confirmed with cytology and/or histology. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were done with STATA 17 and P-values of <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The mean serum P16ink4A concentration among CIN cases, CC cases and controls was 1.11(+/-0.66) ng/ml, 1.45(+/-1.11) ng/ml and 1.13(+/-0.61) ng/ml respectively (p = 0.008). 50 % of CIN cases and controls as well as 60 % of CC cases had P16ink4A concentration above 0.946 ng/ml. There were increased odds of CIN for serum P16ink4A though statistically insignificant (AOR: 1.11, p-value: 0.70). There was also a statistically significant reduction in odds of CC for serum P16ink4A (AOR: 0.55, p-value: 0.01). Conclusion: Serum P16ink4A may likely be associated with cervical lesions especially CC in our study population and this may aid detection of such lesions. Diagnostic utility studies for circulating P16ink4A in detection of cervical cancer are recommended.

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Cervical cancerCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaMbarara UgandaP16ink4ASerum

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