Sex steroid hormones influence the risk for cervical cancer: modulation by haptoglobin genetic polymorphism.

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Sex steroid hormones ingestion (contraceptives and replacement therapy) may influence cervical carcinogenesis. Haptoglobin (Hp), an acute phase protein that has genetic polymorphism, can influence immune response to tumor. Our objective was to study the influence of haptoglobin genetic polymorphi...

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