Article
Association between HLA-DQB1 alleles and risk for cervical cancer in African-American women.
International journal of cancer - 15 May 1994
Gregoire L, Lawrence W D, Kukuruga D, Eisenbrey A B, Lancaster W D
Abstract excerpt
Squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix and its precursor lesions are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Epidemiological studies indicate that HPV infection in itself is not sufficient for cervical-cancer induction, suggesting that other factors contribute to carcinogenesis. We have investigated the potential role of host genetic background as one such factor. We screened a series of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Black People
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Female
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Humans
- Middle Aged
