Poon Kin-yan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-147). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.viii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) and Cervical Cancer --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Epidemiology --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- Descriptive Epidemiology --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Risk Factors --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Pathology --- p.22 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Macroscopic Appearance --- p.22 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Symptoms and Diagnosis --- p.23 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Staging Classification --- p.25 / Chapter 1.1.2.4 --- Histopathology --- p.29 / Chapter 1.2 --- Microsatellite Instability (MSI) --- p.35 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Microsatellite --- p.35 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Mismatch Repair --- p.37 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Microsatellite Instability (MSI) --- p.38 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- MSI in Various Cancers --- p.42 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- The Role of MSI in Carcinogenesis --- p.49 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- MSI as a Diagnostic / Prognostic Tool --- p.50 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- AIMS OF THE STUDY --- p.53 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.56 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.56 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Patients and Specimens --- p.56 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Microsatellite Markers --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods --- p.59 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Preparation of OCT-embedded Specimen Sections --- p.59 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Microdissection of Epithelial Cells and Neoplastic Cells from Specimen Sections --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- DNA Extraction --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Normal Blood --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Dissected Cells --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- DNA Amplification --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- End-labeling of Primers --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Denaturing Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis --- p.66 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Autoradiography --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Determination of MSI --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- HPV Detection --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.69 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- RESULTS --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1 --- Incidence of MSI in Cervix --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Incidence of MSI in Normal Cervix --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Incidence of MSI in CIN --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Incidence of MSI in Cervical Carcinoma --- p.71 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Correlation of MSI-positive with the Evolution of Cervical Neoplasm --- p.77 / Chapter 4.2 --- Correlation of MSI-positive with Clinicopathological Characteristics in Cervical Carcinoma --- p.77 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- MSI and Age --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- MSI and Clinical Stage --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- MSI and Histological Grade --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- MSI and Clinical Status --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3 --- Comparison between Two Panels of Microsatellite Markers used in MSI Detection --- p.84 / Chapter 4.4 --- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection in Cervical Neoplasm --- p.89 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- HPV Infection and Typing in CIN and Cervical Carcinoma --- p.89 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Correlation of MSI-positive with HPV Infection in Cervical Carcinoma --- p.94 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- DISCUSSION --- p.96 / Chapter 5.1 --- MSI Detection --- p.96 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Techniques in MSI Assays --- p.98 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Choice of Microsatellite Markers --- p.101 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Diagnostic Criteria of MSI --- p.105 / Chapter 5.2 --- The Role of MSI in the Carcinogenesis of Cervical Neoplasm --- p.107 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Clinical Significant of MSI in Cervical Carcinoma --- p.111 / Chapter 5.4 --- The Interaction between HPV Infection and MSI in Cervical Carcinoma --- p.113 / Chapter CHAPTER VI --- CONCLUSION --- p.116 / REFERENCES --- p.119
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323621 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Poon, Kin-yan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 147 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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