Studies of HLA-A and DR locus deletions in human liver cancer cell lines by PCR

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 371-372

  Li, Qing ^a   Chan, S H ^a   Ren, E C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHROMOSOME DELETION; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030077064     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00571-4     Document Type: Letter

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