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14-bp Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism of the HLA-G gene in Breast Cancer among Women from North Western Iran.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Haghi Mehdi, Hosseinpour Feizi Mohammad Ali, Sadeghizadeh Majid, Lotfi Abbas Sahebghadam
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) gene is highly expressed in cancer pathologies and is one strategy used by tumor cells to escape immune surveillance. A 14-bp insertion/deletion (InDel) polymorphism of the HLA-G gene has been suggested to be associated with HLA-G mRNA stability and the expression of HLA-G. The aim of present study was to assess any genetic association between this polymorphism...
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