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HLA-DRB1*0101 and *0405 as protective alleles in Japanese patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Cancer research - 15 Feb 1997
Ozdemir E, Kakehi Y, Nakamura E, Kinoshita H, Terachi T, Okada Y, Yoshida O
Abstract excerpt
A variety of malignancies have been linked to major histocompatibility complex genes, including the DRB1 alleles. The association of certain DRB1 antigens with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been both claimed and disclaimed. To determine whether HLA-DRB1 genotypes are associated with RCC, we used the modified PCR-RFLP method for the high-resolution HLA-DRB1 genotyping of 96 Japanese RCC patients. There were no...
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