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Genetic variation of antigen processing machinery components and association with cervical carcinoma.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Jun 2007
Mehta Akash M, Jordanova Ekaterina S, van Wezel Tom, Uh Hae-Won, Corver Willem E, Kwappenberg Kitty M C, Verduijn Willem, Kenter Gemma G, van der Burg Sjoerd H, Fleuren Gert J
Abstract excerpt
The antigen processing machinery (APM) plays an important role in immune recognition of virally infected and transformed cells. Defective expression of several APM components is associated with progression and clinical outcome in cervical carcinoma. Genetic variation in the genes encoding APM components is known to be associated with risk of occurrence of several malignancies. However, only limited evidence...
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