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Polymorphisms of HLA-A and HLA-B genes in genetic susceptibility to esophageal carcinoma in Chaoshan Han Chinese.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jan 2010
Hu Sheng-Ping, Zhou Guang-Biao, Luan Jian-An, Chen Yu-Ping, Xiao Da-Wei, Deng Yu-Ju, Huang Li-Qun, Cai Ke-Li
Abstract excerpt
Esophageal carcinoma (EC) occurs at high rate in Chaoshan region of southern China. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism has been implicated in risk for various cancers. To investigate the impact of HLA-A and HLA-B polymorphisms on susceptibility to EC, a case-control study was conducted among 206 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and 524 controls from Chaoshan Han population. HLA-A and HLA-B...
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