This discrepancy between the expression and activity of ILK could be attributable to various factors involved in tissue sampling, such as the extent of tumour vascularisation and time of harvesting (normally less than 2 h) or even quite possibly because of differences in the proposed etiological pathways, that is, MIN vs CIN. The gene discussed is ILK; the disease is cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia.