Diagnostic value of hTERC gene expression in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in gynecologic cytology / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the expression of human telomerase RNA component (hTERC)gene in cervical scraping samples, and the relationship between hTERC gene and cervical lesions. Methods The fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to detect the expression of hTERC oncogene in cervical scraping samples in 100 cases, including 76 cases with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, meanwhile, high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) were detected by Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) . The other 24 cases were negative for intraepithelial lesion (NILM). Results The positive expression rates of the hTERC gene in NILM,ASCUS, ASC-H, LSIL, HSIL and cervical cancer were 0, 32.25 %, 75.00 %, 35.71 %, 81.81 % and 100.00 % respectively. hTERC gene positive expression in normal group was less significantly than that in abnormal groups (P <0.05). There was a significantly difference between HSIL and ASCUS, LSIL (x2 = 6.1736, x2 =5.0004, P <0.05). The positive expression rates of the HR-HPV in ASCUS, ASC-H, LSIL and HSIL or higher lesions were 54.80 %, 75.00 %, 60.70 %, 90.90 % and 100.00 % respectively. HR-HPV positive expression in HSIL or higher lesions were more significantly than that in ASCUS group (x2=4.1767, P<0.05). Conclusion The overexpression of hTERC gene may play an important role in cervical carcinogenesis, therefore it can be used as a better tumor marker for prospective in early cervical cancer progresses.