TY - JOUR AB - Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer‑related deaths in women. The occurrence and development of cervical cancer is a multifactorial and multilevel process, which usually occurs alongside a continuous high‑risk human papillomavirus infection. With further developments in molecular biology and the advancement of sequencing technology, the role of biomarkers in cervical diseases has been gradually recognized. Therefore, it remains a priority to identify key molecular markers that can be used for the screening and triaging of the lesions. In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted in order to identify important markers for cervical diseases. The present review aimed to summarize the molecular alterations and clinical relevance of chromosomal alterations, DNA polymorphisms, the DNA methylation status, histone modifications, and alterations in microRNA and protein expression levels. Accumulating evidence suggests that molecular alterations may reflect the degree and the prognosis of the disease. Although significant progress has been made in the field of cervical cancer research, further samples and experiments are still required to identify crucial molecules. AD - School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China AU - Sheng,Jiayi AU - Xiang,Yi AU - Shang,Li AU - He,Qiongqiong DA - 2020/12/01 DO - 10.3892/or.2020.7804 EP - 2405 IS - 6 JO - Oncol Rep KW - cervical cancer cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions precursors biomarkers molecules PY - 2020 SN - 1021-335X 1791-2431 SP - 2397 ST - Molecular alterations and clinical relevance in cervical carcinoma and precursors (Review) T2 - Oncology Reports TI - Molecular alterations and clinical relevance in cervical carcinoma and precursors (Review) UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2020.7804 VL - 44 ER -