HLA Polymorphisms and Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection in a Cohort of Montreal University Students | Zendy

Salaheddin M. Mahmud | Zendy; Keira Robinson | Zendy; Harriet Richardson | Zendy; PierrePaul Tellier | Zendy; Alex Ferenczy | Zendy; Michel Roger | Zendy; François Coutlée | Zendy; Eduardo L. Franco | Zendy

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HLA Polymorphisms and Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection in a Cohort of Montreal University Students

Author(s) -

Salaheddin M. Mahmud,

Keira Robinson,

Harriet Richardson,

PierrePaul Tellier,

Alex Ferenczy,

Michel Roger,

François Coutlée,

Eduardo L. Franco

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/518612

Subject(s) - hpv infection , odds ratio , human leukocyte antigen , allele , cervical cancer , polymerase chain reaction , immunology , biology , papillomaviridae , cohort , oncology , medicine , genetics , cancer , gene , antigen

Only a minority of women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection eventually develop cervical cancer, which suggests that host immune mechanisms play a role in the disease. HLA polymorphisms have been linked to the risk of cervical cancer, but very little is known about the role that they play in the acquisition and persistence of HPV infection.

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