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Integrative HLA typing of tumor and adjacent normal tissue can reveal insights into the tumor immune response.
BMC medical genomics - 27 Jan 2024
Sverchkova Angelina, Burkholz Scott, Rubsamen Reid, Stratford Richard, Clancy Trevor
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BACKGROUND: The HLA complex is the most polymorphic region of the human genome, and its improved characterization can help us understand the genetics of human disease as well as the interplay between cancer and the immune system. The main function of HLA genes is to recognize "non-self" antigens and to present them on the cell surface to T cells, which instigate an immune response toward infected or transformed...
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