title: Major histocompatibility complex class II polymorphisms and risk of cervical cancer in Puerto Rican women.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Public Health and OB-GYN Department, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00936-5067.
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Climent
authors.forename: Cruz María
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nazario
authors.forename: Sharee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umpierre
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quintero
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorbea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II