p53 mutations were not associated with CIN status (p=0.3348, Table 1), the clone % (p=0.7726, Table 2), the tumor telomere length (p=0.5414) or the telomerase or ALT activity of the tumor (p=1.00 and p=0.5804, respectively; data not shown). The gene discussed is TP53; the disease is cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia.