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Decreased DAP12 expression in natural killer lymphocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with increased transcript mutations.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Dec 2004
Toyabe Shin-ichi, Kaneko Utako, Uchiyama Makoto
Abstract excerpt
Decreased numbers of natural killer (NK) cells and impaired NK function have been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Since DAP12 plays a pivotal role in activation of NK cells, we analyzed the expressions of DAP12 protein and mRNA in peripheral blood NK cells from patients with SLE. Both DAP12 protein and mRNA expressions in NK cells from the SLE patients were decreased compared with...
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