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Genes in the HLA region indicative for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Molecular immunology - 1 Feb 2007
Reinders Judith, Rozemuller Erik H, van der Weide Petra, Oka Akira, Slootweg Pieter J, Inoko Hidetoshi, Tilanus Marcel G J
Abstract excerpt
The majority of genes in the HLA region are directly or indirectly involved in immunological functions. They comprise HLA, HLA-related and non-HLA-related genes. Aberrant HLA expression patterns, including heterogeneous and negative HLA expression, are observed in specimens from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). To explore the possible role of genes in the HLA region other than the classical HLA...
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