[4] CIN lesions are characterized by dysplastic changes confined to the cervical epithelium and are categorized by degree of dysplasia. CIN 1, a low-grade intraepithelial lesion suggestive of HPV ...

Another term for cervical dysplasia is cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. The exact cause of cervical dysplasia is not known, however it has been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is quite common in women and is clearly the major risk factor for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and ... risk of progression to dysplasia and cervical ...