Article
Association between CTLA-4 60G/A and -1661A/G polymorphisms and the risk of cancers: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yan Qing, Chen Pin, Lu Ailin, Zhao Peng, Gu Aihua
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: CTLA-4 is one of the most fundamental immunosuppressive cotykines which belongs to the immunoglobulin super-family, and is expressed mainly on activated T cells. Previous studies have reported the existence of CTLA4 60G/A and CTLA4 -1661A/G polymorphism in cancers. However, the effects remain conflicting. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate the association between these polymorphisms and...
Topics
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
