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CTLA-4 +49A>G polymorphism is associated with advanced non-small cell lung cancer prognosis.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Song Bao, Liu Yanbing, Liu Jie, Song Xianrang, Wang Zhehai, Wang Mingyu, Zhu Yufang, Han Jinxiang
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BACKGROUND: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a potent immunoregulatory molecule that suppresses antitumor response by downregulating T cell activation. The most studied +49A>G polymorphism of the CTLA-4 gene has been associated with several autoimmune diseases. However, little is known about the association between this functional polymorphism of CTLA-4 and cancer prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To investigate...
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