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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2005; 11(23): 3628-3631
Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3628
Table 1 HLA class I antigen (B/C locus) expression in normal gastric mucosa, gastric cancer and lymphatic metastasis, n (%).
TissueHLA class I antigen (B/C locus) expression
+±-Total
Normal gastric mucosa16 (72.7)2 (9.1)4 (18.2)22
Gastric cancer
Histological grade
I8 (42.1)6 (31.6)5 (26.3)19
II13 (39.4)15 (45.5)5 (15.1)33
III18 (26.1)23 (33.3)28 (40.6)69
Other type16 (44.4)13 (36.1)7 (19.4)36
Lymphatic metastasis5 (25)9 (45)6 (30)20