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Cervical Cancer Risk Factors
Leukocyte antigen-A polymorphism decreases risk of cervical cancer in Chinese women
December 15th, 2005
A recent study showed that human leukocyte antigen-A polymorphism decreases the risk of cervical cancer in Chinese women. Investigators writing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases conducted a study "to examine the association between human leukocyte antigen-A (HLA-A) allele polymorphism, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and risk for cervical neoplasia in Chinese women." "Two hundred sixty-three patients (155 with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN] II/III and 108 with invasive cervical cancer [ICC]) were compared with 572 controls." "Overall," noted D. P. Chan and colleagues, "regardless of HPV status, a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-15)
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