HLA-G and carcinoma: The protective role of HLA-G in carcinoma survival under immune surveillance is demonstrated in many studies with patients; in contrast to its null expression in normal epithelial cells and benign adenomas, a high percentage (30-90%) of carcinoma cells expresses HLA-G in a variety of cancerous lesions, and its levels have been found to be significantly associated with clinicopathological features and shorter survival time of patients [42-45].