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Expression of FasL in squamous cell carcinomas of the cervix and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and its role in tumor escape mechanism

Ramy Ibrahim, H Frederickson, Allyson L. Parr, Yvona Ward, Joel T. Moncur, Samir N. Khleif

Cancer · 2006 · 36 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

The findings of the current study support the authors' hypothesis that persistent expression of FasL plays a role in the ability of cervical carcinoma cells to escape from the immune system.

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