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Major histocompatibility complex class II polymorphisms and risk of cervical cancer in Puerto Rican women
Climent, C; Nazario, C. M; Umpierre, S; Quintero, M; Gorbea, S.
Afiliação
  • Climent, C; University of Puerto Rico. Medical Sciences Campus. School of Public Health. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. San Juan. PR
  • Nazario, C. M; s.af
  • Umpierre, S; s.af
  • Quintero, M; s.af
  • Gorbea, S; s.af
P. R. health sci. j ; 26(2): 97-101, Jun. 2007.
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-476404
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Association between HLA antigens and cervical squamous cell carcinoma has been described in several populations. To verify whether HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 diversity is related to cervical cancer in Puerto Rican women, 40 cases and 50 controls were HLA typed. DRB1*16 (POR=2.89) and DRB1*11 (POR=1.74) were positively associated with cervical cancer. A negative association was found with DRB1*01 (POR=0.52), DRB1*04 (POR=0.60), DRB1*14 (POR=0.33), DRB1*15 (POR=0.65), DQB1*04 (POR=0.33), DQB1*05 (POR=0.64) and DQB1*06 (POR=0.65). We suggest that HLA Class H polymorphisms are involved in genetic susceptibility to cervical cancer in Puerto Rican women. These results should be confirmed in studies with larger sample size to preclude the possibility of false positive observations.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II / Neoplasias do Colo do Útero Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Puerto rico Idioma: En Revista: P. R. health sci. j Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Porto Rico País de publicação: Porto Rico
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II / Neoplasias do Colo do Útero Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Puerto rico Idioma: En Revista: P. R. health sci. j Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Porto Rico País de publicação: Porto Rico