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Risk of cervical cancer associated with allergies and polymorphisms in genes in the chromosome 5 cytokine cluster.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2011
Johnson Lisa G, Schwartz Stephen M, Malkki Mari, Du Qin, Petersdorf Effie W, Galloway Denise A, Madeleine Margaret M
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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus is the acknowledged cause of cervical cancer. We hypothesized that allergies, characterized by hyperimmune reaction to common allergens and which have been associated with various cancers, may be related to cervical cancer, and that genetic variation in cytokine genes related to allergies might impact cervical cancer risk. METHODS: We investigated the risk of invasive squamous...
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