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The antigen-presenting environment in normal and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related premalignant cervical epithelium
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
The activation of HPV-specific T cells within the cervical microenvironment is likely to play an important part in the natural history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). The extent and the type of T cell activation will depend critically on the expression of MHC, costimulatory cell surface molecules and cytokines by keratinocytes and Langerhans cells within the cervical lesion. Expression of MHC class...
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