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A functionally defective allele of TAP1 results in loss of MHC class I antigen presentation in a human lung cancer.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 1996
Chen H L, Gabrilovich D, Tampé R, Girgis K R, Nadaf S, Carbone D P
Abstract excerpt
Tumours express a variety of novel epitopes which represent potential immune targets, and thus clinically evident tumours are thought to have effectively avoided immune recognition and elimination. Transporters associated with antigen presentation (TAP) are thought to be responsible for conveying intracellular peptides into the endoplasmic reticulum for complex formation with class I MHC and subsequent...
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