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Multi-locus HLA class I and II allele and haplotype associations with follicular lymphoma.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2012
Skibola C F, Akers N K, Conde L, Ladner M, Hawbecker S K, Cohen F, Ribas F, Erlich H A, Goodridge D, Trachtenberg E A, Smith M T, Bracci P M
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Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent, sometimes, fatal disease characterized by recurrence at progressively shorter intervals and is frequently refractive to therapy. Genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region on chromosome 6p21.32-33 that are statistically significantly associated with FL risk. Low to medium resolution...
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