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Active but not inactive granulomatosis with polyangiitis is associated with decreased and phenotypically and functionally altered CD56(dim) natural killer cells.
Arthritis research & therapy - 13 Sept 2016
Merkt Wolfgang, Claus Maren, Blank Norbert, Hundemer Michael, Cerwenka Adelheid, Lorenz Hanns-Martin, Watzl Carsten
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BACKGROUND: The role of natural killer (NK) cells in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is poorly understood. We recently reported that peripheral blood NK cell percentages correlate with the suppression of GPA activity (cohort I). The purpose of the current study was to further characterize NK cell subsets, phenotype and function in a second GPA cohort (cohort II). METHODS: Peripheral blood lymphocyte...
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