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Pathophysiology and spectrum of diseases caused by defects in lymphocyte cytotoxicity.
Experimental cell research - 1 Jul 2014
Meeths Marie, Chiang Samuel C C, Löfstedt Alexandra, Müller Martha-Lena, Tesi Bianca, Henter Jan-Inge, Bryceson Yenan T
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In experimental settings, lymphocyte cytotoxicity has been recognized as a central mechanism for immune defense against infected and neoplastic cells. More recently, molecular determinants of lymphocyte cytotoxicity have been identified through studies of rare, inherited hyperinflammatory and lymphoproliferative syndromes that include hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). These studies have unraveled a set of...
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