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CD5-CD56+ T-cell receptor silent peripheral T-cell lymphomas are natural killer cell lymphomas [see comments]
15 Feb 1996
Abstract excerpt
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are divided into B- and T-cell neoplasms. The existence and the clinical relevance of lymphomas derived from the third lymphocyte lineage, ie, natural killer (NK) cells are still controversial. NK cells are lymphocytes that mediate cytotoxicity without prior sensitization. NK cells also have phenotypic and genotypic characteristics: they express the NK-related antigen CD56, T-cell markers...
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