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HLA-DQB1 polymorphisms and risk for cervical cancer: a case-control study in a southern Chinese population.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jun 2007
Chan Paul K S, Cheung Jo L K, Cheung Tak-Hong, Lin C K, Siu Shing-Shun N, Yu May M Y, Tang Julian W, Lo Keith W K, Yim So-Fan, Wong Y F, To Ka-Fai, Ng H K, Chung Tony K H
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OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: HLA II DQB1 polymorphisms have been shown to associate with cervical cancer risk, but results varied among different populations. In this study, the HLA DQB1 alleles among 221 southern Chinese women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade III (CIN III)/invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) were compared to 191 controls. RESULTS: The frequency of DQB1*03 was significantly lower among ICC...
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