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hTERT Protein Expression in Cytoplasm and Nucleus and its Association with HPV Infection in Patients with Cervical Cancer

  • Pablo Moreno-Acosta
  • , Mónica Molano
  • , Nicolas Morales
  • , Jinneth Acosta
  • , Cristian González-Prieto
  • , Diana Mayorga
  • , Lina Buitrago
  • , Oscar Gamboa
  • , Juan Carlos Mejía
  • , July Castro
  • , Alfredo Romero-Rojas
  • , Sophie Espenel
  • , Gerald L. Murray
  • , Suzanne M. Garland
  • , Alexis Vallard
  • , Nicolas Magné

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Abstract

Background: Few studies have analyzed the association between human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) protein expression (nuclear and cytoplasmic localization), hTERT methylation status, and human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype infection in cervical cancer. Patients and Methods: One hundred seventy-three patients with cervical cancer were analyzed. hTERT protein expression was detected by immunohistochemistry. hTERT DNA methylation analysis was performed using a PCR-RLB-hTERT assay, targeting two regions of the hTERT promoter. Type specific HPV infection was detected by using GP5+/GP6+PCR-RLB. Results: hTERT protein expression was found in both cytoplasm and nucleus (78.0% of the samples showed a cytoplasmic localization and 79.8%

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)615-625
Number of pages11
JournalCancer Genomics and Proteomics
Volume17
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Cervical cancer
  • Cytoplasmic hTERT
  • HPV
  • HTERT
  • HTERT methylation
  • HTERT protein expression
  • Localization
  • Nuclear hTERT

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