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Pilot study of the association between the HLA region and testicular carcinoma among Croatian patients.
Urologia internationalis - 1 Jan 2011
Gotovac Kristina, Grubic Zorana, Kastelan Zeljko, Stingl Katarina, Kulis Tomislav, Krhen Ivan, Hudolin Tvrtko, Kastelan Maja, Zunec Renata
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OBJECTIVES: To analyze the distribution of HLA alleles and HLA microsatellite alleles in Croatian patients with testicular carcinoma, compare it with that of healthy controls and investigate whether the polymorphism within the HLA region could be associated with the development of testicular cancer. METHODS: Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood of 24 patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT)....
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