Loss of surface expression of class I major histocompatibility antigens is commonly observed in malignant tumors and has been considered one of the mechanisms for escape from cytotoxic T cells. However, natural killer cells kill cells lacking HLA class I antigens. In the present study, we characteri
Association of expression of blood group-related carbohydrate antigens with prognosis in breast cancer
โ Scribed by Tatsuhiko Narita; Hiroomi Funahashi; Yasuyuki Satoh; Tadashi Watanabe; Hiroshi Takagi; Junichi Sakamoto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 762 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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