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Heterozygote of TAP1 Codon637 decreases susceptibility to HPV infection but increases susceptibility to esophageal cancer among the Kazakh populations.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 25 Jul 2015
Zou Ningjing, Yang Lan, Chen Ling, Li Tingting, Jin Tingting, Peng Hao, Zhang Shumao, Wang Dandan, Li Ranran, Liu Chunxia, Jiang Jinfang, Wang Lianghai, Liang Weihua, Hu Jianming, Li Shugang, Wu Chuanyue, Cui Xiaobin, Chen Yunzhao, Li Feng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) may be involved in the development of esophageal cancer (EC) and the polymorphic immune response gene transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) may be involved in HPV persistence and subsequent cancer carcinogenesis. The current study aims to provide association evidence for HPV with EC, to investigate TAP1 polymorphisms in EC and assess its...
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