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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 polymorphisms and susceptibility to osteosarcoma.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Dec 2011
Liu Yang, He Zhimin, Feng Dapeng, Shi Guodong, Gao Rui, Wu Xiaodong, Song Weiguo, Yuan Wen
Abstract excerpt
Despite the knowledge of many genetic alterations present in osteosarcoma, the complexity of this disease precludes placing its biology into a simple conceptual framework. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) plays important roles in downregulating T-cell activation, thereby attenuating anti-tumor responses and increasing cancer susceptibility. Polymorphisms in the CTLA-4 gene are associated with different...
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