Abstract:
Objective : To investigate the relationship between polymorphisms in the HLA-DRB1 gene and the suscep-tibility to cervical carcinoma in Uighur women.
Methods : HLA-DRB1 alleles were detected in 200 cervical can-cer patients and 200 normal controls with polymerase chain reaction followed by sequence-specific oligonu-cleotide probe hybridization (PCR-SSO).
Results : The frequency of HLA-DRB1*15 in cervical cancer was sig-nificantly higher than that in the control group ( χ
2 =10.890, P =0.001, OR=2.061), while the frequency of HLA-DRB1*08 in cervical cancer was significantly lower than that in the control group ( χ
2 =4.061, P =0.044, OR=0.463).No statistical significance in the frequency of other HLA alleles was found between the cervical cancer group and the control group.
Conclusion : HLA-DR2 (15) may play an important role in the susceptibility to cervical cancer and may provide an explanation for the high incidence of cervical cancer in Xinjiang Uighur women.The HLA-DRB1*08 allele may provide some protection from cervical cancer.Detecting these suscep-tibility and protective genes in high risk populations is essential so that subsequent genetic tests and early treatment can be provided.