ea0026oc4.4 | Diabetes/Thyroid | ECE2011
Dardano A
, Rizzo R
, Polini A
, Stignani M
, Tognini S
, Ferdeghini M
, Baricordi O
, Monzani F
Introduction: Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) is a non-classical HLA-class Ib molecule with multiple immunoregulatory properties. Its main role is the maintenance of tolerance between maternal immune system and semiallogenic fetus. The expression of HLA-G antigen has been reported in several cancers and seems to play an important role in the escape of tumour cells from immune surveillance. A 14 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism in exon 8 of the 3′ untranslated region ...