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Increased frequency of circulating invariant natural killer T cells in malignant pleural mesothelioma patients.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Jul 2012
Altomare Emanuela, Fallarini Silvia, Biaggi Gabriele, Gattoni Elisabetta, Botta Mario, Lombardi Grazia
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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a distinct subset of human T cells, which expresses an invariant T cell receptor Vα24 Jα18 and recognizes glycolipid antigens in the context of CD1d molecules. iNKT cells exert pivotal regulatory roles in many immune responses, including antitumor immun...
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