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Table 1 Function of human cancer MHC-I expression

From: Targeting MHC-I molecules for cancer: function, mechanism, and therapeutic prospects

Cancer type

MHC-I type

Number of patients

Analysis method

Function

Reference

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

65

Immunohistochemistry by anti-pan HLA-I antibody EMR 8 − 5

Positive

[79]

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

30

Immunohistochemistry by anti-pan HLA-I antibody EMR 8 − 5

Positive

[84]

Non-small-cell lung cancer

B2M

/

Bioinformatic analysis

Positive

[85]

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

45

Immunohistochemistry by anti-pan HLA-I antibody EMR 8 − 5

Positive

[80]

Invasive breast cancer

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

439

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-I heavy chain antibody HC10

Negative

[86]

B2M

424

Immunohistochemistry by polyclonal rabbit-anti-B2M antibody

Negative

[86]

Advanced gastric cancer

HLA-E

232

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-E antibody MEM-E/02

Negative

[90]

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

HLA-F

74

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-F antibody EPR6803

Negative

[93]

Colorectal cancer

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

97

Immunohistochemistry by anti-pan HLA-I antibody EMR 8 − 5

Positive

[81]

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

455

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-I heavy chain antibody HC10

High expression and absent lead to a good prognosis, low expression leads to a poor prognosis

[88]

HLA-B/C

2863

Bioinformatic analysis through StataSE

Positive

[101]

HLA-A

88

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-A antibody HCA2

Negative

[102]

HLA-G

157

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-G-PE antibody MEM-G/09

Negative

[96]

HLA-G

137

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-G antibody MEM-G/2

Negative

[98]

HLA-E

137

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-E antibody MEM-E/02

Positive

[98]

HLA-G

201

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-G antibody HGY

Negative

[99]

Endometrial cancer

Pan HLA-I (HLA-A, B, C)

554

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-I heavy chain antibody HC10

Positive

[103]

Ovarian cancer

Co-expression of HLA-B/C and B2M

232

Immunohistochemistry by anti-HLA-I heavy chain antibody HC10 and polyclonal anti-B2M antibody

Positive

[104]

  1. Positive, high expression of MHC-I leads to a favorable prognosis or low expression leads to a poor prognosis. Negative, high expression of MHC-I leads to a poor prognosis or low expression leads to a favorable prognosis