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Addition of p16INK4a immunohistochemistry may improve interpretation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data on interobserver agreement of p16INK4a positivity using p16INK4a immunohistochemistry and of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2+) and CIN grade 3 (CIN3+) classification using H&amp;E morphology in conjunction with p16INK4a in comparison with H&amp;E morphology alone.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The literature search revealed five eligible articles. The results show strong agreement of pathologists\u2019 interpretation of cervical biopsy specimens as p16INK4a positive or negative (pooled \u03ba = 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.88\u20130.92) and significantly higher agreement for a CIN2+ diagnosis with H&amp;E morphology in conjunction with p16INK4a (\u03ba = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.67\u20130.79) compared with H&amp;E morphology alone (\u03ba = 0.41; 95% CI, 0.17\u20130.65). Also, a slightly higher agreement for CIN3+ can be observed (\u03ba = 0.66; 95% CI, 0.39\u20130.94 for H&amp;E morphology in conjunction with p16INK4a and \u03ba = 0.61; 95% CI, 0.44\u20130.78 for H&amp;E morphology alone), but this difference was not statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The published literature indicates improved interobserver agreement of the diagnosis of CIN2+ with the conjunctive use of H&amp;E morphology with p16INK4a immunohistochemistry compared with H&amp;E morphology alone.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1309\/ajcp3tphv4trizek","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,11]],"date-time":"2014-11-11T20:19:20Z","timestamp":1415737160000},"page":"767-772","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":51,"title":["p16INK4a Immunohistochemistry in Cervical Biopsy 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