Serum soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) in patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.
Esophageal carcinomas have been shown to express Fas ligand (FasL) and down-regulate Fas to escape from host immune surveillance. Circulating soluble FasL (sFasL) has been suggested to provide protection from Fas-mediated apoptosis. The aim of this study was to assess serum sFasL levels in esophagea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2007-10-01
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Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4524 |