University of Groningen Methylation analysis for the identification of cervical lesions to improve cervical cancer screening in a Chinese population Li, Na

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University of Groningen

Methylation analysis for the identification of cervical lesions to improve cervical cancer screening in a Chinese population

Li, Na

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10.33612/diss.134442856

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Li, N. (2020). Methylation analysis for the identification of cervical lesions to improve cervical cancer screening in a Chinese population. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.134442856

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Methylation analysis for the identification of cervical lesions

to improve cervical cancer screening in a Chinese population

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Na Li 李娜

Ph.D. thesis University of Groningen, the Netherlands

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The research in this thesis was supported by the Open Fund of Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics/Tianjin Key Laboratory of human development and reproductive regulation (2019XH06) and by a sandwich PhD scholarship funded by the Abel Tasman Talent Program of the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of the University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

The publication of this thesis was supported by the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of the University of Groningen, University Medical Centrum Groningen.

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Methylation analysis for the

identification of cervical lesions to

improve cervical cancer screening in

a Chinese population

PhD thesis

to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen

on the authority of the

Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga and in accordance with

the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Wednesday 21 October 2020 at 14.30 hours

by

Na Li

born on 16 September 1982

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Supervisors

Prof. A.G.J. van der Zee Prof. E. Schuuring

Co-supervisor

Dr. G.B.A. Wisman

Assessment Committee

Prof. H.W. Nijman Prof. H. Hollema Prof. R.D.M. Steenbergen

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Paranymphs

Pei Meng

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Dedicated to My family

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