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Natural variation of the expression of HLA and endogenous antigen modulates CTL recognition in an in vitro melanoma model.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 1999
Cormier J N, Panelli M C, Hackett J A, Bettinotti M P, Mixon A, Wunderlich J, Parker L L, Restifo N P, Ferrone S, Marincola F M
Abstract excerpt
Increasing attention has been devoted to elucidating the mechanism of lost or decreased expression of MHC or melanoma-associated antigens (MAAs), which may lead to tumor escape from immune recognition. Loss of expression of HLA class I or MAA has, as an undisputed consequence, loss of recognition by HLA class I-restricted cytotoxic T cells (CTLs). However, the relevance of down-regulation remains in question in...
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