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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-9-4
pubmed:abstractText
Chromosomal aberrations were studied in metaphases from peripheral blood cultures of 52 women with cancer of the cervix uteri, 89 cases of various grades of cervical precancerous lesions, and 47 age-matched normal (control) women. The frequency of metaphases with chromosome and chromatid aberrations was 17.24% in cancer patients, 10.41% in those with precancerous lesions, and 6.39% in control women. There was a significant (p less than 0.001) increase in the frequency of chromosome aberrations in patients with cervical precancerous and cancerous lesions, compared with controls. After the exclusion of the treated cases, cancer patients also revealed a highly significant (p less than 0.001) increase in the frequency of chromosome aberrations, compared with controls. The results of the present study indicate the existence of chromosomal instability in the majority of cervical cancer patients and in some cases of precancerous lesions. The increased frequency of spontaneous chromosome aberrations in patients with precancerous lesions may be of importance for the understanding of their biological behavior.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0165-4608
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Spontaneous chromosomal aberrations in patients with precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix uteri.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article