Further evidence for an HLA-related recessive mutation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma among the Chinese

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 967-970

  Hu, S P ^a   Day, N E ^b   Li, D R ^a   Luben, R N ^b   Cai, K L ^a   Ou Yang, T ^a   Li, B ^a   Lu, X Z ^a   Ponder, B A J ^b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; HLA related genes; Nasopharyngeal cancer

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, RECESSIVE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 16244368430     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602347     Document Type: Article

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