Article
Generation of MHC class I diversity in primary tumors and selection of the malignant phenotype.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jan 2016
Garrido Federico, Romero Irene, Aptsiauri Natalia, Garcia-Lora Angel M
Abstract excerpt
Intratumor heterogeneity among cancer cells is promoted by reversible or irreversible genetic alterations and by different microenvironmental factors. There is considerable experimental evidence of the presence of a variety of malignant cell clones with a wide diversity of major histocompatibility class I (MHC-I) expression during early stages of tumor development. This variety of MHC-I phenotypes may define the...
Topics
- Animals
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- Tumor Escape
