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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

HLA-G expression in peritumoral fundic gland mucous neck cells, but not in tumor lesions, related to poor survival in patients with gastric cancer.

Xia Zhang, Qiu-Yue Han, Jian-Gang Zhang, Wei-Hua Yan, Aifen Lin

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xia Zhang *Biological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.
Qiu-Yue Han *Biological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.
Jian-Gang ZhangBiological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.
Wei-Hua YanKey Laboratory of HLA-G Research and Development of Taizhou, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.
Aifen LinBiological Resource Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, Zhejiang, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: The concept that human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) expression is specifically in various malignant lesions but absent in adjacent normal tissues has been well documented, and HLA-G is acknowledged as a novel immune checkpoint. Methods: In this study, HLA-G expression in 523 gastric cancer (GC) lesions and 283 case-matched peritumoral tissues (PTTs) was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The clinical significance of HLA-G expression in GC lesions and case-matched PTTs was evaluated, and a specific HLA-G-positive subpopulation in PTTs was identified. Results: Data showed that HLA-G expression was significantly different between GC lesions (370/523, 70.7%) and PTTs (238/283, 84.1%; Discussion: Our findings, for the first time, suggest that fundic gland mucous neck cell HLA-G expression in PTTs is associated with GC progression.

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Gastric FundusGastric MucosaHLA-G AntigensStomach NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorHLA-G Antigensgastric cancerHLA-Gmucous neck cellperitumoral tissuesurvival

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