Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:Since its first description, Scp160p has been implicated in various processes, ranging from the control of cellular ploidy (7) to mating response (8,9), telomeric silencing (10) and control of spindle pole body biogenesis (11).
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