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Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN, is the abnormal growth of potentially precancerous cells in the cervix. Most cases of CIN remain stable, or are eliminated by the host's immune system without intervention. However a small percentage of cases progress to become cervical cancer, usually cervical squamous cell carcinoma, or SCC. The major cause of CIN is infection with the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus , usually the high-risk HPV types 16...


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Cervical Intraepithelial neoplasia does anyone knows?
what genes are related to this?

CIN is most commonly associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) infection--most commonly HPV 16/18. HPV produces two important proteins that mess with your cell cycle control: E6 binds and inactivates...

Asked by MolecularBiologyLearner - 18 months ago

cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 or (CIN 1)?
i've read a lot of research about CIN1 and one states that CIN 1 will...

CIN 1 resolves in about 4 out of 5 women. The problem is nobody can identify which women will progress and which won't. You could try seeing a properly qualified...

Asked by ecarge - 364 days ago

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    Apr 20, 2006

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  • Cancers Cervical Dysplasia Non-surgical - 3 replies

    Hi. I have just been diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (cin1) (which I think is just another term for mild cervical dysplasia) after a pap smear. I have read that several studies

    Jan 26, 2006

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