Current role of viral biomarkers in cervical carcinogenesis
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20240918Keywords:
Cervical cancer, Biomarkers, HrHPVAbstract
Viral biomarkers for cervical cancer screening are valuable in improving timely diagnosis and detection at early stage. The various biomarkers currently there is evidence include high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing, there is place for further research for biomarkers such as hrHPV genotyping hrHPV transcriptional status, and host DNA methylation. Though the evidence is conclusive for hrHPV DNA testing, there is place for further research for biomarkers such as hrHPV genotyping hrHPV transcriptional status, and host DNA methylation. This application of these biomarkers in context of low resource settings has its limitations despite high prevalence of the disease. Improved women participation can be achieved by use of self-samples thereby improving diagnoses rate of the disease and higher cost effectiveness of the screening programme. In due course, biomarkers will be made available in the screening programmes together with self-sampling that will detect hrHPV infections and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) before they progress to high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), and from there to malignancy. This would facilitate prudent timely clinical decisions, reduced patient anxiety, reduction in over referral and unnecessary treatments in women, especially in developing countries.
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