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Association analysis between HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 with nasopharyngeal carcinoma among a Han population in Northwestern China.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2014
Wang Ruozheng, Hu Yunhui, Yindom Louis-Marie, Huang Li, Wu Ran, Wang Duoming, Chang Cheng, Rostron Tim, Dong Tao, Wang Xiyan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most HLA association studies with NPC focus on Southern part of China. Thus, little is known about the genetic association of HLA with NPC in people from Northern China where the genetic background, environmental factors, and lifestyle are very different. METHODS: 132 NPC patients and 168 normal controls of Han ethnic in Xinjiang Province were genotyped for HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 using the...
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