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Decreased NK Cells in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Determined in Archival DNA
30 Sept 2012
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Natural killer (NK) cells are a key element of the innate immune system implicated in human cancer. To examine NK cell levels in archived bloods from a study of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a new DNA-based quantification method was developed. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: NK cell-specific DNA methylation was identified by analyzing DNA methylation and mRNA array data from purified blood...
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