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Increased frequency of CD4+ cells expressing CD161 in cancer patients.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Dec 2006
Iliopoulou Eleni G, Karamouzis Michalis V, Missitzis Ioannis, Ardavanis Alexandros, Sotiriadou Nectaria N, Baxevanis Constantin N, Rigatos Gerasimos, Papamichail Michael, Perez Sonia A
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PURPOSE: Although the function of natural killer receptors on T cells infiltrating tumors and their potential effect on antitumor immunity has been investigated, little is known about T cells expressing NKR-P1A (CD161) in cancer patients. In the present study, we examined T cells expressing CD161 in the peripheral blood, the tumor tissue and in malignant effusions of patients with several types of malignancies....
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