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CTLA-4 gene promoter and exon 1 polymorphisms in Iranian patients with gastric and colorectal cancers.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Dec 2007
Hadinia Abolghasem, Hossieni Seyed Vahid, Erfani Nasrollah, Saberi-Firozi Mehdi, Fattahi Mohammad Javad, Ghaderi Abbas
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a potent immunoregulatory molecule that suppresses antitumor response by down-regulating T-cell activation. Effects of several polymorphisms in CTLA-4 on CTLA-4 expression and function have been previously documented. The aim of this study was to investigate the putative effect of CTLA-4 polymorphisms on susceptibility to gastric and colorectal...
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