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MBL2 gene polymorphisms are correlated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection but not with human papillomavirus-related cervical cancer.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Segat Ludovica, Crovella Sergio, Comar Manola, Milanese Michele, Zanotta Nunzia, Fabris Annalisa, Trevisiol Chiara, Rossi Tatiana, De Seta Francesco, Campello Cesare
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether there is a correlation between MBL2 polymorphisms and the host susceptibility to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cancer development. Toward this end, we analyzed MBL2 exon 1 polymorphisms in 172 women infected by strains of HPV that are associated with high-risk of cervical cancer development (or "high-risk" HPV infection), 105 of whom had HPV-related squamous cell carcinoma of...
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