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Table 1 Karyotypic and phenotypic individualities of the nine cervical carcinomas of this study

From: Individual karyotypes at the origins of cervical carcinomas

Carcinoma

HPV*

Cell morphology and sociology

Ploidy (Avg. Chromosome no)

C-33A

Cobblestone shapes; tight 3D colonies

85% Near-diploid (46±1)

15% Near-tetraploid (87±2)

HT-3

Polymorphic; 3D

80% Near-triploid (68±3)

20% Near-hexaploid (133±1)

C-4II

+

Polygonal; growing as dense monolayers

Near-diploid (43±1)

CaSki

+

Polymorphic; 3D

Near-triploid (75±3)

HeLa-R

+

Round; tight 3D colony

Near-triploid (71±3)

HeLa-S

+

Fusiform; tight 3D colony

Near-triploid (67±2)

ME-180

+

Triangular; high density

Near-triploid (63±2)

MS-751

+

Polygonal; refractile; tight 3D colonies

Near-triploid (75±10)

SiHa

+

Round or oval; dense gradually growing 3D colonies

Near-triploid (66±4)

SW-756-C1

+

Round

Near-triploid (80±3)

SW-756-C2

+

Fusiform

Near-triploid (82±2)

  1. *HPV = Human papilloma virus; 3D = three dimensional.