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Major histocompatibility complex class II polymorphisms and risk of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus infection in Brazilian women.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Nov 2000
Maciag P C, Schlecht N F, Souza P S, Franco E L, Villa L L, Petzl-Erler M L
Abstract excerpt
Infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major risk factor for the development of malignant lesions in the uterine cervix. Environmental, behavioral, and ill-defined genetic factors also have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this disease. Associations between human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) and cervical cancer, precursor lesions, and HPV infections have been reported in several...
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