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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 microsatellite polymorphism is associated with multiple myeloma.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 2001
Zheng C, Huang D, Liu L, Björkholm M, Holm G, Yi Q, Sundblad A
Abstract excerpt
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-lineage malignancy with unknown aetiology. It has been considered that predisposing genetic factors might be implicated in the disease. In this study, the microsatellite polymorphism in the exon 3 of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene was analysed in patients with MM and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), together with ethnically matched healthy...
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