HMGN1 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: In the present study, we investigated the expression and significance of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), HMG nucleosome-binding protein 1 (HMGN1), the receptor programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).