Review Article

Cervical Carcinogenesis and Immune Response Gene Polymorphisms: A Review

Table 2

Overview of polymorphisms in genes encoding anti-inflammatory cytokines and association with cervical neoplasia risk.

GeneCohortCases PopulationDistributionRisk (OR, 95% CI); Reference

IL1RNVNTR alleles 1–5Cervical cancer150North IndianAlleles2: 2.33 (1.573.44); 19.4%
3: 0.89 (0.27–2.77)
4: 1.00 (0.18–5.33)
[13]
Haplotypes (ILRN-VNTR/IL1B c.-511C>T)1/T: 1.71 (1.122.62); 18.7%
2/C: 1.98 (0.95–4.14)
2/T: 4.08 (2.387.04); 20.1%
3/T: 1.26 (0.37–4.14)
4/T: 1.89 (0.29–2.23)

IL10c.-1082A>G (rs1800896)CIN
Cervical cancer
163
104
JapaneseGenotypesCIN
AG/GG: 2.2 (1.24.2); 53.9% Cervical cancer
AG/GG: 3.9 (2.17.3); 70.8%
[23]
Cervical cancer77AfricanGenotypesAG: 0.28 (0.120.61)[24]
Cervical cancer667CaucasianAllelesG: 0.39 (0.320.47)[25]
Cervical cancer256IndianGenotypesAG/GG: 3.67 (2.335.77); 52.2%[26]

IL10c.-592C>A (rs1800872)Cervical cancer2396Asian
Caucasian
AllelesA: 1.16 (1.041.31)[25]
Cervical cancer2183VariedAllelesA: 1.17 (1.041.33)[16]
Squamous intraepithelial cervical lesions204MexicanAllelesA: 1.32 (0.97–1.81)[27]
GenotypesCA/AA: 2.02(1.263.25); 38.4%
CIN II/III
Cervical cancer
263
667
DutchGenotypesCIN
CA: 1.44 (1.061.97); 11.2%
AA: 1.09 (0.53–2.26)
CA/AA: 1.40 (1.041.88); 11.7%
Cervical cancer
CA: 1.36 (1.071.73); 9.3%
AA: 1.30 (0.73–2.29)
CA/AA: 1.34 (1.051.72); 10.1%
[28]

n: number of cases; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; CIN: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; PAF: population attributable fraction.
variation and dbSNP reference number.
relative to major allele or major allele homozygotes.
listed if OR > 1.00.
associations listed in bold.