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HLA-G 3' untranslated region polymorphisms influence the susceptibility for human papillomavirus infection.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2014
Xu H-H, Shi W-W, Lin A, Yan W-H
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G molecule acts as a potential factor for the regulation of immune responses and its expression in virus-infected cells may enable them to escape immunosurveillance. Besides its polymorphic promoter region, the 3' untranslated region (UTR) seems to play an important role in regulating HLA-G expression. In this study, we investigated the influence of HLA-G 14 bp (rs66554220) and +3142...
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