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Meta-analysis of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene +6230G/A polymorphism and cancer risk.
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 1 Oct 2014
Zhao H-Y, Duan H-X, Gu Y
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OBJECTIVES: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA4, CD152) is one of the most fundamental immunosuppressive cytokines that inhibits T-cell activation and terminates the T-cell response by blocking signals stimulated via CD28. A number of studies have assessed the association between CTLA-4 +6230G/A polymorphism and cancer risk. However, the results remain controversial. METHODS: In the present study, we...
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