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Analysis of KIR gene variants in The Cancer Genome Atlas and UK Biobank using KIRCLE.
BMC biology - 24 Aug 2022
Gao Galen F, Liu Dajiang, Zhan Xiaowei, Li Bo
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BACKGROUND: Natural killer (NK) cells represent a critical component of the innate immune system's response against cancer and viral infections, among other diseases. To distinguish healthy host cells from infected or tumor cells, killer immunoglobulin receptors (KIR) on NK cells bind and recognize Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) complexes on their target cells. However, NK cells exhibit great diversity in their...
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