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Interleukin-10 gene (IL10) polymorphisms and human papillomavirus clearance among immunosuppressed adolescents.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Aug 2007
Shrestha Sadeep, Wang Chengbin, Aissani Brahim, Wilson Craig M, Tang Jianming, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major risk factor for cervical cancer, and HPV clearance seems to be under host genetic influence. This study evaluated associations between three single nucleotide polymorphisms in the IL10 promoter and clearance of low- or high-risk HPV infection in a cohort of 226 largely HIV-1-infected African-American adolescent females. Among...
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