Expression (% Positive signal)*

  Nº cases SncmtRNA ASncmtRNAs
Normal tissue 17 15/17(+) (88%) 15/17(+) (88%)
CIN1 40 34/40(+) (85%) 34/40(-) (85%)
CIN2 46 41/46(+) (89%) 41/46(-) (89%)
CIN3 28 26/28(+) (92%) 26/28(-) (92%)
ICC 24 19/24(+) (79%) 19/24(-) (79%)
* In about 15% of the specimens, the hybridization signal was weak or absent (see text).
Table 1: ISH analyses of SncmtRNA and the ASncmtRNAs expression in normal cervical tissue, in CIN1, CIN2, CIN3 and in ICC.