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HLA-G protein expression as a potential immune escape mechanism in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2008
Diepstra A, Poppema S, Boot M, Visser L, Nolte I M, Niens M, Te Meerman G J, van den Berg A
Abstract excerpt
Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL) is characterized by the presence of an abundant reactive infiltrate, lacking effective cytotoxic responses. Especially in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-negative cHL, the neoplastic Hodgkin-Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells have lost protein expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, enabling escape from cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses. However, downregulation of...
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