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SynthesisHuman immunology2017

Cutaneous squamous cell cancer (cSCC) risk and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system.

Pooja Yesantharao, Wei Wang, Nilah M Ioannidis, Shadmehr Demehri, Alice S Whittemore, Maryam M Asgari

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Synthesis in Human immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Immunogenetics of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
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  10. A giant keratoacanthoma of the cheek.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2019
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  11. Keratinocyte Carcinomas: Current Concepts and Future Research Priorities.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pooja YesantharaoEpidemiology Division, Department of Health Research & Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Wei WangEpidemiology Division, Department of Health Research & Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Nilah M IoannidisEpidemiology Division, Department of Health Research & Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Shadmehr DemehriDepartment of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Alice S WhittemoreEpidemiology Division, Department of Health Research & Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: alicesw@stanford.edu.
Maryam M AsgariDepartment of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Stanford University · USHarvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Patient-oriented research and mentoring program in dermatologic diseasesK24AR069760 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ASGARI, MARYAM MANDANA · 2017 to 2025
$1.9M
Genome-wide association study of cutaneous squamous cell carincomaR01CA166672 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ASGARI, MARYAM MANDANA · 2013 to 2016
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA166672NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR069760
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common cancer among Caucasians in the United States, with rising incidence over the past decade. Treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer, including cSCC, in the United States was estimated to cost $4.8 billion in 2014. Thus, an understanding of cSCC pathogenesis could have important public health implications. Immune function impacts cSCC risk, given that cSCC incidence rates are substantially higher in patients with compromised immune systems. We report a systematic review of published associations between cSCC risk and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system. This review includes studies that analyze germline class I and class II HLA allelic variation as well as HLA cell-surface protein expression levels associated with cSCC risk. We propose biological mechanisms for these HLA-cSCC associations based on known mechanisms of HLA involvement in other diseases. The review suggests that immunity regulates the development of cSCC and that HLA-cSCC associations differ between immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients. This difference may reflect the presence of viral co-factors that affect tumorigenesis in immunosuppressed patients. Finally, we highlight limitations in the literature on HLA-cSCC associations, and suggest directions for future research aimed at understanding, preventing and treating cSCC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellDNA Virus InfectionsGene FrequencyGenome-Wide Association StudyHLA AntigensHumansImmunityImmunosuppression TherapyPapillomaviridaePolymorphism, GeneticRisk FactorsSkin NeoplasmsUnited StatesWhite PeopleHLA AntigensCutaneous SCCHLAHPVImmunosuppression

Identifiers

PMID28185865
PMCPMC5428079
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