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Novel association of HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DPB1 alleles with acute myeloid leukemia susceptibility in (Central Asian) Kazakhstani population: A case-control study.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2026
Turganbekova Aida, Burkitbayev Zhandos, Zhanzakova Zhulduz, Baimukasheva Dana, Saduakas Zhazira, Khamitova Didara, Abdrakhmanova Saniya, Masalimov Zhaksylyk, Almawi Wassim Y
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BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a diverse hematological cancer characterized by clonal growth of myeloid precursors in the bone marrow. Although the core genetic pathways involved in AML development are not completely understood, a connection between specific HLA variants and a predisposition to AML, as well as graft-versus-leukemia effects in transplantation, has been observed across various ethnic...
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