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Polymorphism of the stress protein HSP70-2 gene is associated with the susceptibility to the nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer letters - 10 Apr 2003
Jalbout Majida, Bouaouina Noureddine, Gargouri Jalel, Corbex Marilys, Ben Ahmed Slim, Chouchane Lotfi
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown statistical evidence of association between nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and highlighted the presence of candidate genes for this cancer within or nearby the HLA. Given their chromosomal location within HLA and their determining role in the immune response to tumor cells, we designed a case-controlled study to investigate the...
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