NCRs and DNAM-1 mediate NK cell recognition and lysis of human and mouse melanoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo.

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Published in J Clin Invest on April 06, 2009

Authors

Tadepally Lakshmikanth1, Shannon Burke, Talib Hassan Ali, Silvia Kimpfler, Francesco Ursini, Loredana Ruggeri, Marusca Capanni, Viktor Umansky, Annette Paschen, Antje Sucker, Daniela Pende, Veronika Groh, Roberto Biassoni, Petter Höglund, Masashi Kato, Kazuko Shibuya, Dirk Schadendorf, Andrea Anichini, Soldano Ferrone, Andrea Velardi, Klas Kärre, Akira Shibuya, Ennio Carbone, Francesco Colucci

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Italy.

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