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Evidence of Association between CTLA-4 Gene Polymorphisms and Colorectal Cancers in Saudi Patients.
Genes - 6 Apr 2023
Al-Harbi Nouf, Abdulla Maha-Hamadien, Vaali-Mohammed Mansoor-Ali, Bin Traiki Thamer, Alswayyed Mohammed, Al-Obeed Omar, Abid Islem, Al-Omar Suliman, Mansour Lamjed
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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) has been identified as an immunosuppressive molecule involved in the negative regulation of T cells. It is highly expressed in several types of autoimmune diseases and cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC). (1) Objective: To explore the association between CTLA-4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and risk to (CRC) in the Saudi population. (2) Methods: In this...
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