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The HLA-DQB1 gene polymorphisms associated with cervical cancer risk: A meta-analysis.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Jul 2015
Zhang Xiaojing, Lv Zunfu, Yu Hua, Wang Fangfang, Zhu Jianqing
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) alleles may affect the development of cervical cancer through immunologic control of human papillomavirus (HPV). The association between HLA-DQB1 alleles and risk of cervical cancer has been extensively studied, but the results obtained remain inconsistent. To explore a more extensive role of HLA-DQB1 alleles on cervical cancer risk, we carried out a meta-analysis including 4862...
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