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Distinct immunohistochemical phenotype of nonmelanoma skin cancers between renal transplant and immunocompetent populations.
Transplantation - 15 Nov 2010
Gutiérrez-Dalmau Alex, Revuelta Ignacio, Ferrer Berta, Mascaró José M, Oppenheimer Federico, Albanell Joan, Campistol Josep M
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BACKGROUND: Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), the most common malignancy in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), are more frequent and aggressive in KTR than in the general population. These phenomena could be caused by immunosuppressive treatments, both by decreasing immunosurveillance and by a direct oncogenic potential. METHODS: To assess the possible mechanisms involved in the clinical behavior of NMSC in...
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