The effect of liver transplantation on natural killer cell function

Liver transplantation (LT) is a definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular cancer. As donor-recipient HLA matching is not employed, there is potential for natural killer (NK) cell-mediated alloreactivity. In practise this is not observed, and to date the recipient NK respons...

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Main Author: Jamil, Khaleel
Other Authors: Khakoo, Salim; Purbhoo, Marco
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656832