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Analysis of HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-DRB1 alleles in Chinese patients with lung cancer.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 27 Apr 2010
Yang L, Wang L J, Shi G L, Ni L, Song C X, Zhang Z X, Xu S F
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The primary function of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is to regulate the immune response. Because of its important role in the immune response and its high degree of polymorphism, the HLA system is associated with many diseases. We examined the polymorphisms of HLA-A, B and DRB1 alleles in 100 unrelated patients with lung carcinoma and in 438 unrelated normal controls of Han nationality from North...
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