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Human leukocyte antigen class II alleles and risk of cervical cancer in China.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2007
Wu Yuping, Liu Benrong, Lin Wenzhi, Xu Yunping, Li Longyu, Zhang Yanling, Chen Shangwu, Lin Zhongqiu, Xu Anlong
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles have been associated with an increased or decreased risk of developing cervical cancer through infection with oncogenic forms of human papillomavirus (HPV). To verify whether HLA class II allelic polymorphism is related to cervical cancer in China, 133 cervical cancers and 98 healthy controls were analyzed for HLA typing. Our results showed that DPB1*1301 allele...
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