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Lack of association between human leukocyte antigen-E alleles and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Tunisians.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Aug 2011
Hassen Elham, Ghedira Randa, Ghandri Nahla, Farhat Karim, Gabbouj Sallouha, Bouaouina Noureddine, Abdelaziz Hamdi, Nouri Abdelatif, Chouchane Lotfi
Abstract excerpt
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a cancer with a remarkable geographical and worldwide ethnic distribution, has been strongly associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I genes. The presence of additional HLA risk factors has been suggested by several reports. In the present study, we analyzed the implication of HLA-E gene polymorphisms in NPC susceptibility in Tunisians, a population characterized by an...
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