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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1*14 is associated with a high incidence of acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Onkologie - 1 Jan 2012
Zhou Min, Qiu Hairong, Chen Tao, Xiao Rong, Yang Jianhe, Cen Ling, Li Jianyong, Miao Kourong
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BACKGROUND: Genetic background and environmental factors play an interactive role in the development of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system was noted as an important genetic factor in ALL. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Due to the high diversity of HLA alleles, our present study assessed the possibility of an association of HLA molecules in ALL patients living in Jiangsu...
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