Active but not inactive granulomatosis with polyangiitis is associated with decreased and phenotypically and functionally altered CD56(dim) natural killer cells

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...

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Autores principales: Merkt, Wolfgang, Claus, Maren, Blank, Norbert, Hundemer, Michael, Cerwenka, Adelheid, Lorenz, Hanns-Martin, Watzl, Carsten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27624647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1098-7

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