The Association of HLA-Class I and Class II with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Iranian Patients

The Hodgkin’s lymphoma disease (HD) is a common malignant neoplasm with germinal centre B-cell origin. It has been suggested that the HLA class I and class II regions have susceptibility effects on HD. In different ethnic groups, different HLA class I and class II alleles affect HD. As a result, the...

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Main Authors: Arezou Sayad, Mohammad Taghi Akbari, Mahshid Mehdizadeh, Abolfazl Movafagh, Abbas Hajifathali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/231236