HLA pattern in Squamous Cell Carcinoma [SCC] of the schistosomal urinary bladder

ABSTRACT

Histocompatibility antigens [HLA-A and B] were studied in 38 patients with squamous cell carcinoma [SCC] of the sch. urinary bladder and 300 control healthy individuals. No significant increase in HLA antigens frequencies were detected. The relative risk in the studied patients with SCC was not significantly different from the control. However, the genetic role in bladder carcinoma should be pursued by studying the HLA D and Dr loci antigens