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Peripheral natural killer cells exhibit qualitative and quantitative changes in patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Apr 2012
Luci C, Gaudy-Marqueste C, Rouzaire P, Audonnet S, Cognet C, Hennino A, Nicolas J-F, Grob J-J, Tomasello E
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are the most recurrent skin inflammatory disorders. Despite their distinct aetiology and clinical aspects, these diseases share several immunological features. Besides the largely documented role of T cells, emerging literature supports a potential involvement of innate immune effectors, the natural killer (NK) cells, in both pathologies. In the peripheral blood, NK...
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