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High frequency of homozygosity of the HLA region in melanoma cell lines reveals a pattern compatible with extensive loss of heterozygosity.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Feb 2005
Rodriguez Teresa, Méndez Rosa, Roberts Chrissy H, Ruiz-Cabello Francisco, Dodi I Anthony, López Nevot Miguel Angel, Paco Laura, Maleno Isabel, Marsh Steven G E, Pawelec Graham, Garrido Federico
Abstract excerpt
Malignant transformation of cells is frequently associated with abnormalities in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) expression. MHC class I loss or down-regulation in cancer cells is a major immune escape route used by a large variety of human tumours to evade antitumour immune responses mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The goal of our study was to explore HLA genotyping and phenotyping in a variety of melanoma...
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