NK cells in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation are influenced by the CMV UL40 gene polymorphism

  • Haubner, André
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Publication date
January 2019
Language
English

Abstract

Natural Killer cells are large granular lymphocytes which take an important role in the immune control of cells with viral infection, mutations or cells coated with antibodies. Traditionally NK cells were believed to be part of the innate immune system. Over the last years, however, it has been shown that NK cells possess adaptive features as well. In humans NK cells with those adaptive features have been described in persons with a positive CMV-serostatus. Furthermore NK cells play an important role in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation, most importantly for the control of infections and protection from relapse. With CMV and NK cells both playing an important in allogenic stem cell transplantation, this model seems to...

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