PMID- 15188450 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040903 LR - 20211203 IS - 1045-2257 (Print) IS - 1045-2257 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 4 DP - 2004 Aug TI - Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 6 in HPV-16 positive cervical carcinomas carrying the DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602 haplotype. PG - 277-84 AB - High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs), specifically HPV-16 and -18, have been associated with the development of carcinoma in situ (CIS) and of invasive cervical cancer (CC). However, only a small fraction of HPV-infected women will show signs of disease progression, suggesting that other factors in the carcinogenic pathway are needed. We previously demonstrated that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602 (high risk) was associated with the development of CIS and CC tumors in HPV-16-positive patients. To characterize the molecular changes that could be relevant to tumor progression, we compared the extent of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 6 in HPV-16-positive CIS patients who were carriers of high-risk and neutral HLA haplotypes. CIS and CC cases demonstrated similar LOH patterns. A wide range of LOH frequencies was found at 6p (10-53%) and 6q (5-28%) in CIS cases, suggesting that LOH is an early event in the carcinogenic process. A comparative analysis of LOH frequencies in the high-risk versus the neutral HLA haplotypes showed a statistically significant difference in the extent of LOH at 6p24-p25 (58.6% versus 25.8%; P = 0.018) and at 6p21.3 (79.3% versus 35.5%; P = 0.001), a region that contains the HLA complex. LOH at this region could affect genes encoding HLA class I-II molecules, as well as factors responsible for the assembly, transport, and stable expression of HLA molecules. These losses may be a reflection of both an abnormal immune response and a general genome-wide instability resulting from virus persistence. CI - Copyright 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc. FAU - Arias-Pulido, Hugo AU - Arias-Pulido H AD - Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA. FAU - Joste, Nancy AU - Joste N FAU - Wheeler, Cosette M AU - Wheeler CM LA - eng GR - R01AI32917/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Genes Chromosomes Cancer JT - Genes, chromosomes & cancer JID - 9007329 RN - 0 (CBX5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Genetic Markers) RN - 0 (HLA-DQ Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-DQ beta-Chains) RN - 0 (HLA-DQB1 antigen) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 107283-02-3 (Chromobox Protein Homolog 5) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma/*genetics/*pathology MH - Carcinoma in Situ/*genetics MH - Chromobox Protein Homolog 5 MH - Chromosome Deletion MH - Chromosome Mapping MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6/*genetics MH - Female MH - Genetic Markers/genetics MH - HLA-DQ Antigens/*genetics MH - HLA-DQ beta-Chains MH - Haplotypes/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Loss of Heterozygosity/*genetics MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/*genetics MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Papillomaviridae/genetics/*isolation & purification MH - Papillomavirus Infections/*genetics MH - Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*genetics/*virology EDAT- 2004/06/10 05:00 MHDA- 2004/09/04 05:00 CRDT- 2004/06/10 05:00 PHST- 2004/06/10 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/09/04 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/06/10 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/gcc.20048 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2004 Aug;40(4):277-84. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20048.