The Principal Genetic Determinants for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in China Involve the HLA Class I Antigen Recognition Groove
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial malignancy facilitated by Epstein-Barr Virus infection. Here we resolve the major genetic influences for NPC incidence using a genome-wide association study (GWAS), independent cohort replication, and high-resolution molecular HLA class I gene typing i...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510037/ |