MICA-129 Val/Met VARIANT ASSOCIATED WITH EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS COPIES NUMBER IN NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA

Hạ Long Hải Lê, Văn Hưng Lê, Thị Hà Vinh Nguyễn , Huy Lượng Vũ , Ngọc Anh Lê, Thị Thúy Mậu Nguyễn , Thị Thu Trang Vũ , Thị Hà Vũ , Tín Nghĩa Trần , Thành Đạt Tạ , Hoàng Việt Nguyễn

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MICA protein (major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I chain-related A) expressed on cancer and infection cells’s surface, play important role in cancer immune-surveillance via NKG2D receptor activated on NK cells and cytotoxic T cells. Interestingly, a methionine (Met) to valine (Val) substitution at position 129 of the heavy chain domain classified the MICA alleles into strong (MICA-129 Met) and weak (MICA-129Val) binders to NKG2D receptor, previous findings suggested to immune disorders associated with MICA variant. We analyzed on 164 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tissues and found Val/Val (33.54%), Val/Met (46.34%) and Met/Met (20.12%), respectively. Allele frequency for Met was 43.29% and for Val was 56.741%. Notably, allele Val strongly related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) status in NPC tissues (p=0.04). Our results suggested that the usage of MICA-129 genotype as prognostic marker for immune therapy in the future.

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