The role of KIR genes and ligands in leukemia surveillance

The anti-leukemic potential of natural killer (NK) cells has been of rising interest in recent years. Interactions between inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and HLA class I ligands seem to be critically involved in the immunosurveillance process. It is also well established that...

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Main Authors: Florian eBabor, Johannes C. Fischer, Markus eUhrberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00027/full