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HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-DRB1 polymorphisms and risk of cervical squamous epithelial cell carcinoma: a population study in China.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Xiao Xue, Liu Li, Li Wei-Jie, Liu Juan, Chen Dun-Jin
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women. HLA class I and II alleles polymorphisms have been shown to associate with cervical cancer risk, but results varied among different populations. In this study, the HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 alleles among 100 southern Chinese women with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were compared to 254 controls. Our results showed that B*51:01:02 allele frequency was...
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