Natural killer cells and immune surveillance
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Natural killer cells and immune surveillance.
OBJECTIVES To analyze the importance of natural killer cells, their killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and genes in autoimmunity and in the immune surveillance against infectious agents and stem cells transplantation. The characteristics and polymorphisms of the KIR genes and receptors in the Brazilian population is described. SOURCES Textbooks, review articles and recent scientific a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1780