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HLA class II antigen expression in human papillomavirus-associated cervical cancer.
Cancer research - 15 Jul 1992
Glew S S, Duggan-Keen M, Cabrera T, Stern P L
Abstract excerpt
The observation that tumor cells of some neoplasms display major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules may be of functional significance, influencing the progression of malignancy by allowing the cancer cells to present antigen to the immune system. In the normal cervix, class II molecules are expressed by columnar but not squamous epithelium. The pattern of MHC class II expression in cervical...
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