High Concentration of Serum Soluble Fas in Patients with Head and Neck Carcinoma: A Comparative Study Before and After Surgical Removal of Tumor

Background:Alternative splicing of the Fas transcript can produce a naturalsecreted isoform of this molecule. Some cancer cells can also produce soluble Fas (sFas)which may have suppressive effects on the immune system's anti-tumor response.Elevated concentrations of sFas have been detected in...

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Main Authors: Seyed Basir Hashemi, Mohammad Javad Fattahi, Mansooreh Jaberipour, Mojtaba Habibagahi, Mahmood Shariati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-01-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/5/14