Sentences with phrase «detect abnormal cells»

Cytology - based screening, known as the Pap test or Pap smear, is used to detect abnormal cells.

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The difference is how the sample is then screened: Instead of a technician looking for abnormal cells (Pap), the HPV sample is put into an automated machine to detect HPV DNA.
Detecting protein - protein interactions is key to understanding both normal and abnormal functions in the cell.
In AMD, the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells that support the cells in the eye that detect light wear out, and there is also the growth of abnormal, leaky blood vessels below the retina.
The images, when read, are designed to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which is the potentially precancerous change and abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix.
In the treatment of Barrett's esophagus, physicians use pCLE to detect and remove abnormal tissue cells in a single procedure.
On the other hand, the SCP1 expression is detected in germ cells of SCP3 KO mice, though the structure of the synaptonemal complex and localization of SCP1 in the complex are abnormal in comparison to the wild - type germ cells [50].
A good gyno exam... May Not Include a Pap Smear Pap smears — which detect abnormal, potentially cancerous cells on your cervix — were once recommended yearly for any woman older than 18.
But thanks to the development of the Pap test — the simple test that detects abnormal cervical cells before cancer develops — cervical cancer is now much less common.
A CBC (complete blood count) delivers information to detect anemia, infection, abnormal blood cells, and blood - borne parasites.
A CBC (complete blood count) provides information to detect anemia, infection, abnormal blood cells, and blood - borne parasites.
The pathogenesis of AD is known to involve abnormal levels of specific cytokines released by T - helper 2 cells detected in cord blood or infant peripheral blood [117 — 120].
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