HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Klin Onkol 1990; 3(5): 146-149.

Summary:

The topic of the paper is HLA (human leukocyte aniigen) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. There is a opinion that lymphoepithelial tissue in the introitus of nasopharynx has some connections to immunological processes, caused by EBL or another mechanisms. Reaction with DR 4 antigen occurs in a statistical significant number of cases a this could be a backroud for evaluation as marker of presence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.