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Polymorphism of T-cell receptor gamma short tandem repeats as a susceptibility risk factor of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Hsu Li-Ming, Huang Yi-Shin, Yang Shi-Yi, Chang Full-Young, Lee Shou-Dong
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BACKGROUND: T-cells play a critical role in the immunological surveillance network against cancer formation. The activation of T-cells is initiated by binding of T-cell receptors (TCR) with antigen epitopes. Polymorphisms of TCR-gamma microsatellite (short tandem repeats, STR) marker has been ass...
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