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Open Access
01-05-2014 | Poster presentation
Enrichment of KIR+CD57+ highly cytotoxic NK cells in sentinel lymph nodes of melanoma patients
Authors:
Talib Hassan Ali, Simona Pisanti, Elena Ciaglia, Roberta Mortarini, Andrea Anichini, Mario Santinami, Elio Gulletta, Caterina Ietto, Mario Galgani, Cinzia Garofalo, Giuseppe Matarese, Maurizio Bifulco, Soldano Ferrone, Francesco Colucci, Alessandro Moretta, Klas Kärre, Ennio Carbone
Published in:
Journal of Translational Medicine
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
NK cells contribute to melanoma cell recognition and anti-tumor immunity, which is traditionally analyzed using human peripheral blood NK cells. An important checkpoint in the progression of malignant melanoma is the metastasis to lymph nodes. …