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Loss or down-regulation of HLA class I expression at the allelic level in freshly isolated leukemic blasts.
Cancer science - 1 Jan 2007
Masuda Kozo, Hiraki Akio, Fujii Nobuharu, Watanabe Toshiyuki, Tanaka Motoyuki, Matsue Kosei, Ogama Yoichiro, Ouchida Mamoru, Shimizu Kenji, Ikeda Kazuma, Tanimoto Mitsune
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Loss or down-regulation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I expression has been demonstrated in a variety of solid tumors. To date, such altered HLA expression has not been studied extensively in freshly isolated leukemic blasts. If it occurs, leukemic cells could escape T-cell surveillance...
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