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. 2013 Sep 26;2(1):51–58. doi: 10.3892/mco.2013.194

Table II.

Expression of TAP-1, TAP-2 and HLA-I in the NPC and the control group.

Group No. TAP-1 P-value TAP-2 P-value HLA-I P-value



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Chronic inflammation 20 2 18 <0.001 1 19 <0.001 1 19 <0.001
NPC 58 33 25 31 27 29 29

TAP, transporters associated with antigen processing; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; NPC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The Chi-square values were 13.22, 14.43 and 12.72, respectively.