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Analysis of KIR gene frequencies and HLA class I genotypes in prostate cancer and control group.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Oct 2012
Portela P, Jobim L F, Salim P H, Koff W J, Wilson T J, Jobim M R, Schwartsmann G, Roesler R, Jobim M
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, with a significant increase in incidence and mortality in men over 50 years of age. Natural killer cells (NK) are part of the innate immune system recognizing class I HLA molecules on target cells through their membrane receptors, called killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR). The aim of our study is to evaluate the association between the KIR...
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