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MICA polymorphism identified by whole genome array associated with NKG2D-mediated cytotoxicity in T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Oct 2010
Viny Aaron D, Clemente Michael J, Jasek Monika, Askar Medhat, Ishwaran Hemant, Nowacki Amy, Zhang Aiwen, Maciejewski Jaroslaw P
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BACKGROUND: Large granular lymphocyte leukemia is a semi-autonomous clonal proliferation of cytotoxic T cells accompanied by immune cytopenias and various autoimmune conditions. Due to the rarity of this disease and its association with autoimmune diseases, a theoretical germline or somatic mutation might have significant penetrance, thus enabling detection, even from samples of suboptimal size, through...
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