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HLA-DRB1,-DQA1 and -DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in female patients with early onset breast cancer.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jan 2012
Mahmoodi Majid, Nahvi Hedayat, Mahmoudi Mahdi, Kasaian Amir, Mohagheghi Mohammad-Ali, Divsalar Kouros, Nahavandian Bijan, Jafari Abbas, Ansarpour Bita, Moradi Batoul, Aghamohammadi Asghar, Amirzargar Aliakbar
Abstract excerpt
Based on the reports, few HLA class II alleles are associated with susceptibility or protection in breast cancer. Here we investigate the association between HLA class II alleles and breast cancer in Iranian women. 100 patients with pathologically proven breast cancer who referred to Cancer Institute were randomly selected and compared with a group of 80 healthy blood donor subjects. The patients were studied in...
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