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TAP1, TAP2, and HLA-DR2 alleles are predictors of cervical cancer risk.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Mar 2003
Gostout Bobbie S, Poland Gregory A, Calhoun Eric S, Sohni Youvraj R, Giuntoli Robert L, McGovern Renee M, Sloan Jeff A, Cha Stephen S, Persing David H
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OBJECTIVE: The likelihood of developing cervical cancer has been shown to be increased in persons with certain HLA alleles. We evaluated immune response genes in the HLA region of chromosome 6 to see if individual or interactive associations with cervical cancer risk could be identified. METHODS: Tissue was obtained from 127 women undergoing surgical treatment for cervical cancer. Blood samples were obtained from...
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