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Activating KIR2DS5 receptor is a risk for thyroid cancer.
Human immunology - 1 Oct 2012
Ashouri Elham, Dabbaghmanesh Mohammad Hossein, Rowhanirad Soodeh, Bakhshayeshkaram Marzieh, Ranjbar Omrani Gholamhossein, Ghaderi Abbas
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer (NK) cells are key members of innate immunity against tumor and infection. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes regulates NK cell function, which varies substantially between individuals in the number and type. Specific KIRs are associated with certain diseases. Herein we investigated if KIR genes are associated with thyroid cancer risk. Eighty-five patients with thyroid cancer were...
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