Functional Genetic Variations in Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 and Susceptibility to Multiple Types of Cancer

T Sun, Y Zhou, M Yang, Z Hu, W Tan, X Han, Y Shi… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Antitumor T lymphocytes play a pivotal role in immunosurveillance of malignancy. The CTL
antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a vital negative regulator of T-cell activation and proliferation. This …

CTLA-4 gene polymorphism+ 49 A/G contributes to genetic susceptibility to two infection-related cancers—hepatocellular carcinoma and cervical cancer

L Hu, J Liu, X Chen, Y Zhang, L Liu, J Zhu, J Chen… - Human immunology, 2010 - Elsevier
Accumulated evidence suggested that cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) plays an
important role in the negative regulation of T-cell proliferation and activation, and thus …

Polymorphisms in the cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte antigen 4 gene and cancer risk: a meta‐analysis

Y Zhang, J Zhang, Y Deng, C Tian, X Li, J Huang… - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms in the cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA‐4) gene
have been implicated in susceptibility to cancer, but the many published studies have …

Genetic Polymorphisms in Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 and Cancer: The Dialectical Nature of Subtle Human Immune Dysregulation

T Sun, Z Hu, H Shen, D Lin - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Genetic polymorphisms in the human genome are an important component of genotypic
variability including one's immune status. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the …

[HTML][HTML] Ctla-4 expression and polymorphisms in lung tissue of patients with diagnosed non-small-cell lung cancer

A Antczak, D Pastuszak-Lewandoska… - BioMed research …, 2013 - hindawi.com
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a potent immunoregulatory
molecule that downregulates T-cell activation and thus influences the antitumor immune …

CTLA‐4 gene promoter and exon 1 polymorphisms in Iranian patients with gastric and colorectal cancers

A Hadinia, SV Hossieni, N Erfani… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim: Cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte antigen‐4 (CTLA‐4) is a potent
immunoregulatory molecule that suppresses antitumor response by down‐regulating T‐cell …

Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4+ 49G/A polymorphism is associated with increased risk of osteosarcoma

W Wang, J Wang, H Song, J Liu, B Song… - Genetic Testing and …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Background: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a potent immunoregulatory
molecule that suppresses anti-tumor response by down-regulating T-cell activation. CTLA-4 …

CTLA-4+ 49A> G polymorphism is associated with the risk but not with the progression of colorectal cancer in Chinese

P Qi, C Ruan, H Wang, F Zhou, X Xu, X Gu… - International journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the world and
a multipathway disease. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a potent …

Association of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 gene haplotype with the susceptibility to gastric cancer

R Hou, B Cao, Z Chen, Y Li, T Ning, C Li, C Xu… - Molecular biology …, 2010 - Springer
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) was widely accepted as a pivotal
molecule in downregulating T-cell mediated immune responses. In this study we …

The functional cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated Protein 4 49G‐to‐A genetic variant and risk of pancreatic cancer

M Yang, T Sun, Y Zhou, L Wang, L Liu, X Zhang… - Cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Antitumor T lymphocytes play an essential part in immune surveillance of
cancer cells. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated Protein 4 (CTLA‐4) is a negative regulator …