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Dendritic cells with immature phenotype and defective function in the peripheral blood from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 1999
Ninomiya T, Akbar S M, Masumoto T, Horiike N, Onji M
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Defects and dysfunctions in antigen-presenting dendritic cells have been shown during carcinogenesis. The phenotype and function of dendritic cells have been studied in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma to explore the possibility of dendritic cell-based immune therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS: The stimulatory capacity of dendritic cells in allogenic mixed leukocytes reaction, the...
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