Article
CXCL12/CXCR4 axis gene variants contribute to an increased vulnerability to HPV infection and cervical oncogenesis.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Apr 2022
Okuyama Nádia Calvo Martins, Cezar-Dos-Santos Fernando, Trugilo Kleber Paiva, Esposito Aline, Guembarovski Roberta Losi, Couto-Filho José d'Oliveira, Watanabe Maria Angelica Ehara, de Oliveira Karen Brajão
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Every year, more than half a million women are diagnosed with cervical cancer (CC). Individual factors may contribute to the cervical cancer development, such as immunogenetic variation. CXCL12/CXCR4 axis is involved in tumor progression and aggressiveness. In the present study, we aimed to investigate a possible association between two single-nucleotide variants (CXCL12 rs1801157 and CXCR4 rs2228014)...
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