Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate 50 women from eight families with familial cervical cancer in Wufeng County, Hubei Province, China, a region with a high incidence of cervical cancer. Eighty-nine healthy women, of similar age, location and ethnicity, were selected as a control group. Methods: Blood samples were collected from both groups, and HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DRB1 genotypes were profiled with the Multi-Analyte Profiling system (xMAP) (Luminex HLA-SSO) using a WAKFlow HLA typing kit. Results were analyzed with Luminex HLA typing software and showed good stability, reproducibility and specificity. Results: We found several high risk alleles in women with familial cervical cancer, that associated with the highest risk being HLA-B*07 (OR = 8.7, 95% CI = 1.8-41.1). Conclusions: HLA-B*07 is a high risk allele for cervical cancer, and has strong potential for use as a molecular biomarker.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2597-2600 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 10 |
State | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Allele
- Cervical cancer
- Familial risk
- HLA
- Haplotype
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Oncology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Cancer Research