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Association between CTLA-4 + 49A > G and - 318C > T single-nucleotide polymorphisms and susceptibility to thyroid neoplasm.
Endocrine - 1 Oct 2018
Abtahi Shabnam, Izadi Jahromi Fatemeh, Dabbaghmanesh Mohammad Hossein, Malekzadeh Mahyar, Ghaderi Abbas
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PURPOSE: Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA-4 or CD152) is among the immune checkpoint molecules and its abnormal expression in cancer predisposed individuals might make the person more susceptible to tumor initiation and progression. Considering the implication of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTLA-4 gene expression and probably protein function, one can assume the involvement of these SNPs in...
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