High resolution human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II allele typing in Mexican mestizo women with sporadic breast cancer: case-control study.

doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-48

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High resolution human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II allele typing in Mexican mestizo women with sporadic breast cancer: case-control study.

BMC cancer - 5 Feb 2009

Cantú de León David, Pérez-Montiel Delia, Villavicencio Verónica, García Carranca Alejandro, Mohar Betancourt Alejandro, Acuña-Alonzo Victor, López-Tello Alberto, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Barquera Rodrigo, Yu Neng, Yunis Edmond J, Granados Julio

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BACKGROUND: The development of breast cancer is multifactorial. Hormonal, environmental factors and genetic predisposition, among others, could interact in the presentation of breast carcinoma. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles play an important role in immunity (cellular immunity) and may be important genetic traits. HLAAllele-specific interaction has not been well established. Recently, several studies had...

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