Article
Strong association of CTLA-4 variation (CT60A/G) and CTLA-4 haplotypes with predisposition of Iranians to head and neck cancer.
Iranian journal of immunology : IJI - 1 Sept 2012
Erfani Nasrollah, Haghshenas Mohammad Reza, Hoseini Mohammad Ali, Hashemi Seyed Basir, Khademi Bijan, Ghaderi Abbas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variations in Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen-4 (CTLA-4) affect the expression and function of this protein. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the association of +49 A/G (rs231775), +1822 C/T (rs231779) and +6230 A/G (CT60, rs3087243) genetic variations, as well as the merged haplotypes in CTLA-4 gene with susceptibility to, or progression of head and neck cancer. METHODS: Eighty patients with...
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