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The role of KIR genes and ligands in leukemia surveillance

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in immunology, January 2013
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Title
The role of KIR genes and ligands in leukemia surveillance
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Frontiers in immunology, January 2013
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00027
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Florian Babor, Johannes C. Fischer, Markus Uhrberg

Abstract

The antileukemic potential of natural killer (NK) cells has been of rising interest in recent years. Interactions between inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and HLA class I ligands seem to be critically involved in the immunosurveillance process. It is also well established that mismatching of HLA class I-encoded KIR ligands in the setting of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation leads to allorecognition of leukemic cells by NK cells, which is in line with the concept of missing-self recognition. Recent data now suggest that KIR gene polymorphism constitutes another important parameter that needs to be taken into account for selection of suitable stem cell donors. Moreover, the role of KIR gene polymorphism for predisposition to leukemia is a current matter of debate. Here, we would like to review the role of KIR function and genetic polymorphism for recognition of leukemia and discuss the impact of these findings for developing novel concepts for NK cell-based immunotherapy strategies.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 3%
Germany 1 2%
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 56 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 15 25%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 17%
Student > Master 9 15%
Student > Bachelor 4 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 7%
Other 10 17%
Unknown 8 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 20 33%
Medicine and Dentistry 17 28%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 7%
Computer Science 1 2%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 10 17%
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