Reduced Expression of the Antigen Processing Machinery Components TAP2, LMP2, and LMP7 in Tonsillar and Base of Tongue Cancer and Implications for Clinical Outcome

OBJECTIVES: Patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) and base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (BOTSCC) have a better clinical outcome than those with corresponding HPV-negative tumors. Moreover, there is a strong positive correlation between absen...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Tertipis, Linnea Haeggblom, Nathalie Grün, Cecilia Nordfors, Anders Näsman, Tina Dalianis, Torbjörn Ramqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523314001235