1993
Alterations in Erythrocyte Glutathione Metabolism Associated with Cervical Dysplasias and Carcinoma in Situ
Basu J, Duttagupta C, Vermund S, Ahn C, Palan P, Romney S. Alterations in Erythrocyte Glutathione Metabolism Associated with Cervical Dysplasias and Carcinoma in Situ. Cancer Investigation 1993, 11: 652-659. PMID: 8221197, DOI: 10.3109/07357909309046937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical dysplasiaSevere dysplasiaPeripheral venous blood samplesCervical dysplastic lesionsSeverity of dysplasiaVenous blood samplesErythrocyte glutathione levelsErythrocyte glutathione metabolismPap testCervical abnormalitiesModerate dysplasiaCervical lesionsSevere gradesDysplastic lesionsErythrocyte levelsHistopathological diagnosisBlood samplesGlutathione reductaseDysplasiaGlutathione levelsReduced glutathioneGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseCarcinomaLesionsMultiple pairwise comparisons
1991
Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia.
Basu J, Palan PR, Vermund SH, Goldberg GL, Burk RD, Romney SL. Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia. Cancer Epidemiology 1991, 15: 165-70. PMID: 1647869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-carotene levelsHPV infectionCervical dysplasiaClinical statusPap smearPeripheral venous blood samplesImportance of smokingRepeat Pap smearHuman papillomavirus infectionAbnormal Pap smearsVenous blood samplesGrades of severityPlasma ascorbic acidAscorbic acid levelsCervix dysplasiaColposcopy clinicHPV statusPapillomavirus infectionLavage specimenPlasma levelsMean plasmaDysplastic groupBlood samplesDysplasiaSmoking