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Association of HLA-DRB1, interleukin-6 and cyclin D1 polymorphisms with cervical cancer in the Swedish population--a candidate gene approach.
International journal of cancer - 15 Oct 2009
Castro Felipe A, Haimila Katri, Sareneva Inna, Schmitt Markus, Lorenzo Justo, Kunkel Nelli, Kumar Rajiv, Försti Asta, Kjellberg Lennart, Hallmans Göran, Lehtinen Matti, Hemminki Kari, Pawlita Michael
Abstract excerpt
High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is the major risk factor for cervical cancer (CxCa). The role of genetic susceptibility in the disease has been suggested, but the existing data lack consistency. We conducted a nested case-control study on 973 CxCa cases and 1,763 matched controls, from two Swedish population-based cohorts to examine the association of common genetic variants with CxCa risk. Human...
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