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Association of major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A microsatellite polymorphism and hepatocellular carcinoma in South China Han population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2011
Jiang X, Zou Y, Huo Z, Yu P
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-related gene A (MICA) is a stress-induced antigen and plays a key role in anti-infectious and anti-tumoral immune responses. In this study, we investigated the MICA transmembrane polymorphism in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in South China Han population. We found that the MICA-A5.1 polymorphism, which gives rise to a truncated protein, was increased in...
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