By Dr Jenny Roberts

Journal articles

Roberts JM; Jin F; Thurloe JK; Biro C; Poynten IM; Tabrizi SN; Fairley CK; Templeton DJ; Carr AD; Garland SM; Hillman RJ; Cornall AM; Grulich AE; Farnsworth A, 2015, 'High reproducibility of histological diagnosis of human papillomavirus-related intraepithelial lesions of the anal canal', Pathology, 47, pp. 308 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAT.0000000000000246

Roberts JM; Cornall AM; Lamaro V; Tabrizi SN; Russell P, 2015, 'Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ presenting in fundal endometrial polyp: The mother of all skip lesions', International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, 34, pp. 228 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PGP.0000000000000166

Cornall AM; Roberts JM; Molano M; Machalek DA; Phillips S; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Templeton DJ; Garland SM; Tabrizi SN; Prestage G; Tong W; Varma R, 2015, 'BMJ open: Laser capture microdissection as a tool to evaluate human papillomavirus genotyping and methylation as biomarkers of persistence and progression of anal lesions', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e008439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008439

Moscicki AB; Darragh TM; Michael Berry-Lawhorn J; Roberts JM; Khan MJ; Boardman LA; Chiao E; Einstein MH; Goldstone SE; Jay N; Likes WM; Stier EA; Welton ML; Wiley DJ; Palefsky JM, 2015, 'Screening for anal cancer in women', Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 19, pp. S27 - S42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/LGT.0000000000000117

Tong W; Turville S; Roberts J; Zaunders J; Jin F; Poynten I; Hillman R; Grulich A; Kelleher A; Carr A, 2015, 'P10.10 T-cells in the anal mucosa of men with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91, pp. a168.2 - a1a168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.438

Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Roberts J; Farnsworth A; Templeton DJ; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Fairley C; Hillman RJ, 2013, '14. Natural history of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) in homosexual men: early evidence from the Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC)', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 576 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv10n6ab14

Hillman RJ; Roberts J; Jin F; Poynten IM; Farnsworth A; Fairley C; Garland S; Grulich A; Templeton D, 2013, '16. Prevalence and correlates of unsatisfactory anal pap tests (UAPT) in a community-recruited cohort of Australian homosexual men', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 577 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv10n6ab16

Roberts J; Biro C; Farnsworth A; Ekman D; Adams M; McDonald R; Richards A; Thurloe J; Jin F; Poynten M; Hillman R; Templeton D; Tong W; Grulich A, 2013, '35. Accuracy of anal cytology in predicting histological HSIL: baseline results from the Australian Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC)', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 587 - 587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv10n6ab35

Cornall AM; Roberts JM; Garland SM; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Tabrizi SN, 2013, 'Anal and perianal squamous carcinomas and high-grade intraepithelial lesions exclusively associated with "low-risk" HPV genotypes 6 and 11', International Journal of Cancer, 133, pp. 2253 - 2258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28228

Machalek DA; Grulich AE; Hillman RJ; Jin F; Templeton DJ; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Prestage G; McCaffery K; Howard K; Tong W; Fairley CK; Roberts J; Farnsworth A; Poynten IM, 2013, 'The Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC): Design and methods of a three-year prospective cohort study', BMC Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-946

Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Roberts J; Farnsworth A; Templeton DJ; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Fairley C; Hillman RJ, 2013, 'Natural history of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) in homosexual men: early evidence from the Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC)', SEXUAL HEALTH, 10, pp. 576 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SHv10n6ab14

Cornall AM; Roberts J; Garland SM; Hillman RJ; Poyten M; Jin F; Grulich AE; Tabrizi SN, 2013, 'O10.5 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotypes Associated with Persistent HSIL Isolated by Laser Capture Microdissection', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. a45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0141

Grulich AE; Poynten IM; Roberts J; Farnsworth A; Hillman RJ; Templeton DJ; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Fairley CK; Jin F, 2013, 'P3.135 High Prevalence, Incidence and Clearance of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL): Early Evidence from a Natural History Study in Homosexual Men', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. a189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0594

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK, 2012, 'Comparison of the performance of anal cytology and cervical cytology as screening tests', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 568 - 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH11178

Roberts JM; Ekman D, 2012, 'The reporting of anal cytology and histology samples: Establishing terminology and criteria', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 562 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH10140

Machalek DA; Poynten M; Jin F; Fairley CK; Farnsworth A; Garland SM; Hillman RJ; Petoumenos K; Roberts J; Tabrizi SN; Templeton DJ; Grulich AE, 2012, 'Anal human papillomavirus infection and associated neoplastic lesions in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.', Lancet Oncol, 13, pp. 487 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70080-3

Molano M; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Roberts JM; MacHalek DA; Phillips S; Chandler D; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE; Jin F; Poynten IM; Templeton DJ; Cornall AM; McCaffery K; Howard K; Farnsworth A; Fairley K; Prestage G; Carr A; Tong W; Law C; Acraman B; Crampton L; Feeney L; Fraissard E; Law M; McGrath P; Mellor R; Norris R; O'Dwyer M; Pendlebury S; Petoumenos K; Richards A; Schema L; Seeds D; Segelov E; Thurloe J; Varma R; Han A, 2010, 'CpG methylation analysis of hpv16 in laser capture microdissected archival tissue and whole tissue sections from high grade anal squamous intraepithelial lesions: A potential disease biomarker', Plos One, 11, pp. e0160673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160673

Clarke J; Thurloe JK; Bowditch RC; Roberts JM, 2008, 'Assuring the quality of quality assurance: seeding abnormal slides into the negative Papanicolaou smears that will be rapid rescreened.', Cancer, 114, pp. 294 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.23640

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK, 2007, 'Comparative sensitivities of ThinPrep and papanicolaou smear for adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) and combined AIS/high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL): Comparison with HSIL', Cancer, 111, pp. 482 - 486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.23117

Roberts J; Hyne S; Biro C; Thurloe J, 2007, 'ThinPrep claims [2]', Australian Doctor, pp. 23

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch RC; Hyne SG; Greenberg M; Clarke JM; Biro C, 2007, 'A three-armed trial of the thinprep imaging system', Diagnostic Cytopathology, 35, pp. 96 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dc.20600

Biro C; Hyne S; Roberts J; Thurloe J; Bowditch R, 2006, 'Liquid-based versus conventional cervical cytology', Lancet, 367, pp. 1481 - 1482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68638-8

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK; Biro C; Hyne SG; Williams KE; Bowditch RC, 2005, 'Follow-up of cytologic predictions of endocervical glandular abnormalities: Histologic outcomes in 123 cases', Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 9, pp. 71 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00128360-200504000-00001

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK, 2003, 'Outcomes of glandular cytopredictions [5]', Pathology, 35, pp. 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00313020310001619181

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch RC; Laverty CR, 2000, 'Subdividing atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance according to the Australian modified Bethesda system: Analysis of outcomes', Cancer, 90, pp. 87 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(20000425)90:2<87::AID-CNCR3>3.0.CO;2-O

Roberts JM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch RC; Humcevic J; Laverty CRA, 1999, 'Comparison of ThinPrep and Pap smear in relation to prediction of adenocarcinoma in situ', Acta Cytologica, 43, pp. 74 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000330871

Roberts JM; Bowditch R; Gurley AM; Laverty CR; Thurloe JK, 1998, 'Women have a right to the most accurate result.', Medical Journal of Australia, 168, pp. 252 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140145.x

Roberts JM; Gurley AM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch R; Laverty CRA, 1998, 'Evaluation of the ThinPrep Pap Test as an Adjunct to the Conventional Pap Smear', Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 53, pp. 280 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006254-199805000-00012

Gurley AM; Roberts JM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch R; Laverty CRA, 1998, 'Screening for cervical cancer: Response: Better screening methods are available', Medical Journal of Australia, 168, pp. 254 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140148.x

Gurley AM; Roberts JM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch R; O'Callaghan JG; Laverty CR, 1997, 'Increasing the accuracy of the pap test [3]', Medical Journal of Australia, 167, pp. 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb126691.x

Roberts JM; Gurley AM; Thurloe JK; Bowditch R; Laverty CRA, 1997, 'Evaluation of the ThinPrep Pap test as an adjunct to the conventional Pap smear', The Medical Journal of Australia, 167, pp. 466 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb126672.x

Conference Papers

Dasgupta S; Van Rompuy A-S; Heller D; Rush D; Scurry J; Roberts J; Bart J; Van de Vijver K; Makkus L; Kooreman L; Mohamed M; Selim MA; Van Bockstal M; Srinivasan R; Ball R; Wilhelmus S; Koljenovic S; Ewing-Graham PC; van Kemenade F; Bleeker M; Bergeron C; Alvarez MCR; Arora R, 2025, '967 Use of p53 Immunohistochemistry Can Improve Diagnostic Agreement for Differentiated Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (dVIN): An International Reproducibility Study', in Laboratory Investigation, Elsevier, pp. 103201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labinv.2024.103201

Poynten IM; Roberts JM; Turner R; Costello J; Varma R; Hillman RJ; McCloskey J; Ong J; Givan J; Sever Z; Grulich AE, 2025, 'Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) guidelines for anal cancer screening in people living with HIV', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 26 - 26

Wong AY; Hruby G; Ho A; Jin F; Urquhart H; Meagher A; Roberts J; Newman J; Yang T; Seeds D; Poynten M; Dyer C; Hillman R, 2025, 'Improving follow-up for people treated with anal cancer', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 5 - 5

Urquhart H; Wong I; Roberts J; Jin F; Hillman R, 2025, 'Radiofrequency ablation - an effective HSIL treatment, particularly were HRA capacity is limited', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 50 - 50

Dyer CEF; Jin F; Roberts JM; Poynten IM; Cunningham PH; Grulich AE; Hillman RJ, 2025, 'The Pilot of Anal Screening Study (PASS): anal cancer screening in people living with HIV', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 42 - 42

Corbett-Burns S; Butler BC; Urquhart H; Wong I; Hillman R; Roberts J, 2025, 'Unusual biopsy findings following radiofrequency ablation for HSIL', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 53 - 53

Rosales B; Langton-Lockton J; Roberts J; Tabrizi S; Grulich A; Hillman R; Webster AC, 2018, 'Prevalence of Anal Cytological Abnormalities and Human Papilloma Virus: A Cohort Study in Kidney Transplant Recipients', in TRANSPLANTATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, SPAIN, Madrid, pp. S321 - S322, presented at 27th International Congress of the Transplantation-Society (TTS), SPAIN, Madrid, 30 June 2018 - 05 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000543047.67130.33

Jin F; Poynten I; Cornall A; Phillips S; Roberts J; Farnsworth A; Hillman R; Templeton D; Garland S; Fairley C; Grulich A; Tabrizi S, 2015, '007.2 Can human papillomavirus (hpv) biomarkers help predict patterns of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (hsil) detection in homosexual men?', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, pp. a40.1 - a4a40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.116

Conference Abstracts

Templeton DJ; Poynten IM; Jin F; Roberts JM; Law CLH; Cornall AM; Molano M; Machalek DA; Carr A; Farnsworth A; Tabrizi S; Phillips S; Fairley CK; Garland SM; Hillman RJ; Grulich AE, 2019, 'The natural history of anal high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in HIV positive and HIV negative gay and bisexual men', in HIV MEDICINE, WILEY, Vol. 20, pp. 18 - 18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494690300029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Roberts JM; Molano M; Thurloe JK; Hillman RJ; Templeton DJ; Law C; Poynten IM; Jin F; Guzman P; Garland SM; Machalek DA; Grulich AE; Cornall AM, 2018, '29 Laser capture microdissection-identified HPV genotypes associated with intra-anal high and low-grade intraepithelial lesions', in Tumour Virus Research, Elsevier, Vol. 5, pp. s12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pvr.2018.07.030

Roberts JM; Ekman D; Cornall AM; Law C; Tabrizi SN; Garland SM; Jin F; Poynten IM; Hillman R; Templeton D; Fairley C; Thurloe J; Grulich A; Farnsworth A, 2015, 'Anal papillary immature metaplasia - the LSIL which mimics HSIL', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Vol. 12, pp. 88 - 89, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000351616200040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Law C; Grulich A; Poynten M; Jin J; Templeton D; Roberts J; Farnsworth A; Hillman R, 2015, 'Towards the development of robust quality assurance (QA) metrics for high resolution anoscopy (HRA)', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Vol. 12, pp. 83 - 84, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000351616200030&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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