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HLA-DR association in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2010
Amoli Mahsa M, Yazdani Nasrin, Amiri Parvin, Sayahzadeh Forogh, Haghpanah Vahid, Tavangar Seyed Mohammad, Amirzargar Ali, Ghaffari Hamidollah, Nikbin Behrooz, Larijani Bagher, Mostaan Leila V, Bazzaz Javad Tavakkoly
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most frequent types of thyroid malignancies. Several genes may be involved in susceptibility of thyroid cancer including Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA). The association of thyroid carcinoma with HLA alleles has been previously studied in other populations and certain HLA alleles were shown to be either predisposing or protective. The aim of this study was to...
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