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HLA polymorphisms and cervical human Papillomavirus infection in a cohort of Montreal University students.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2007
Mahmud Salaheddin M, Robinson Keira, Richardson Harriet, Tellier Pierre-Paul, Ferenczy Alex S, Roger Michel, Coutlee Francois, Franco Eduardo L
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BACKGROUND: Only a minority of women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection eventually develop cervical cancer, which suggests that host immune mechanisms play a role in the disease. HLA polymorphisms have been linked to the risk of cervical cancer, but very little is known about the role that...
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