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. 2024;16(18):1197-1201.
doi: 10.1080/17501911.2024.2402684. Epub 2024 Sep 25.

Will methylation assays be part of a full molecular strategy to improve clinical management of cervical neoplasia?

Mariam El-Zein  1 , Eduardo L Franco  1
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Will methylation assays be part of a full molecular strategy to improve clinical management of cervical neoplasia?

Mariam El-Zein et al. Epigenomics. 2024.
No abstract available

Keywords: DNA methylation; cervical cancer management; cervical cancer screening; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; human papillomavirus.

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Conflict of interest statement

M El-Zein and EL Franco hold a patent related to the discovery “DNA methylation markers for early detection of cervical cancer”, registered at the Office of Innovation and Partnerships, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada (October 2018).

EL Franco served as an occasional advisor for companies involved with HPV vaccines (Merck, GlaxoSmithKline) and HPV diagnostics (Roche Diagnostics) and as a Steering Committee Member for a publicly funded study in Finland that received support from GlaxoSmithKline.

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