title: Immunogenetic factors in HPV-associated cervical cancer: influence on disease progression.
abstract: No HLA allele or specificity was significantly different in frequency between a group of 150 cervical cancer patients from north-west England and controls (corrected P values). HLA-DRB1*1501/DQB1*0602 was non-significantly increased, particularly among patients with HPV16-positive tumours. HLA-B7-positive patients had a significantly poorer clinical outcome than HLA-B7-negative patients. A significant component of the genotypic effect is down-regulation of HLA-B7 expression by the tumour cells.
authors.affiliation: CRC Department of Immunology, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Duggan-Keen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sinnott
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Snijders
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Walboomers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007125:Immunogenetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology