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HLA-DRB1, -DQB1 alleles in head and neck carcinoma patients.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2006
Koskinen W J, Partanen J, Vaheri A, Aaltonen L-M
Abstract excerpt
Certain HLA class II alleles have been reported to play a role in development or prevention of cervical carcinoma, an epithelial malignancy linked to human papillomavirus (HPV). In head and neck carcinomas, of which a subset is also HPV associated, the impact of HLA genes remains unknown. HLA-DRB1, -DQB1 alleles were determined in a comprehensive series of 162 head and neck carcinoma patients, for which 83...
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