Neoplasma Vol.61, No.4, p.481-490, 2014

Our aim was to explore whether cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) polymorphisms are associated with cervical cancer.
A meta-analysis was conducted on the associations between the CTLA-4 +49 A/G, −318 C/T, IL-1B −511 C/T, and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) polymorphisms and cervical cancer.
We included 15 studies on cervical cancer.

The meta-analysis showed a significant association between cervical cancer and the CTLA-4 +49 G allele when all studies were considered (OR = 0.822, 95% CI 0.731–0.924, p = 0.001).

Stratification by ethnicity indicated an association between the CTLA-4 +49 GG+GA genotype and cervical cancer in East Asians (OR = 0.708, 95% CI 0.532–0.943, p = 0.018). However, no association was found between cervical cancer and the CTLA-4 −318 C/T polymorphism.

Meta-analysis showed an association between cervical cancer and the IL-1B −511 T allele (OR = 1.380, 95% CI 1.048–1.816, p = 0.022), and stratification by ethnicity indicated an association between the IL-1B −511 CC+CT genotype in East Asians (OR = 1.622, 95% CI 1.227–2.43, p = 0.001).

An association was found between the IL-1RN*2 allele and cervical cancer in Indians, but not in Europeans (OR = 2.154, 95% CI 1.547–2.948, p = 1.6 × 10−7; OR = 1.269, 95% CI 0.969–1.661, p = 0.083).

The meta-analysis suggests that the CTLA-4 +49 A/G and IL-1B −511 C/T polymorphisms are associated with cervical cancer in East Asians, and that the IL-1RN VNTR polymorphism is associated with cervical cancer in Indians.