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Cervical Cancer
Recent findings from Zhongshan University highlight research in cervical cancer
October 9th, 2008
According to a study from Zhuhai, People's Republic of China, "Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles have been associated with an increased or decreased risk of developing cervical cancer through infection with oncogenic forms of the human papillomavirus (HPV). The aim of this study was to analyze the interactions between HPV and HLA, particularly of the entire HLA and partial non-HLA regions, in invasive cervical cancers." "The results showed the distribution of HPV genotypes among patients with cervical cancer in this group: the overall prevalence of HPV DNA was 91.3% (274/300). A total of 16 HPV genotypes, HPV16,18,58,33,81,31,68,39,67,6, 11, 26, 52, 62, 66, and 70,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-09)
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