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Microsatellite instability analysis in tumors with different mechanisms for total loss of HLA expression.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Mar 2000
Jimenez P, Cantón J, Concha A, Cabrera T, Fernández M, Real L M, García A, Serrano A, Garrido F, Ruiz-Cabello F
Abstract excerpt
Down-regulation of the expression of major histocompatibility complex molecules is a frequent event that is associated with the poor immunogenicity of tumor cells. Acquired resistance to T-cell-based immunotherapy has been associated with loss of functional beta2-microglobulin expression. This anomaly appears to be particularly relevant in tumors exhibiting a defect in DNA-mismatch repair, and induces structural...
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