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CTLA4 variants, UV-induced tolerance, and risk of non-melanoma skin cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Aug 2009
Welsh Marleen M, Applebaum Katie M, Spencer Steven K, Perry Ann E, Karagas Margaret R, Nelson Heather H
Abstract excerpt
Although skin tumors are highly immunogenic, exposure to UV radiation is known to suppress immune responses via regulatory T cells. Specifically, the activity of cytotoxic lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is integral in regulating the development of UV-induced tolerance and, concomitantly...
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