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Mutations in the HLA class II genes leading to loss of expression of HLA-DR and HLA-DQ in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jul 2003
Jordanova Ekaterina S, Philippo Katja, Giphart Marius J, Schuuring Ed, Kluin Philip M
Abstract excerpt
Loss of expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules on tumor cells affects the onset and modulation of the immune response through lack of activation of CD4+ T lymphocytes. Previously, we showed that the frequent loss of expression of HLA class II in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the testis and the central nervous system (CNS) is mainly due to homozygous deletions in the HLA region...
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