Amal Baccar Harrath

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  Article: HLA class II polymorphism: protective or risk factors to breast cancer in Tunisia?

  Amal Baccar Harrath, Besma Yacoubi Loueslati, Wafa Troudi, Slama Hmida, Syrine Sedkaoui, Amel Dridi, Afef Jridi, Farhat Ben Ayed, Khaled Ben Rhomdhane, Amel Ben Ammar Elgaaied
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  ABSTRACT: HLA system plays a key role in the tumor cells' escape from immune surveillance. Herein is the first report on the correlation of the susceptibility to breast cancer with HLA class II markers in Tunisia. Molecular typing of HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 loci was undertaken for 70 Tunisian female patients. Comparison of allele and haplotype distribution between patients and 70 female control subjects reveals a negative association between HLADRB1* 07-DQB1*02 and the incidence of breast cancer in the Tunisian population.
  Pathology & Oncology Research 02/2006; 12(2):79-81. · 1.37 Impact Factor