Article
HLA alleles and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among southwestern American Indian women.
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2005
Schiff Melissa A, Apple Raymond J, Lin Patricia, Nelson J Lee, Wheeler Cosette M, Becker Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
An increase in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) has been described in American Indian women in New Mexico. Differences in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles have been reported in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) compared with controls in other populations. We investigated HLA alleles and CIN in Southwest American Indian women. The case control study included 89 women with biopsy-proven CIN...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Confidence Intervals
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains