Natural Killer Cells in Malignant Hematology: A Primer for the Non-Immunologist

Natural killer cells were first described over 40years ago, but the last 15years has shown tremendous progress in our understanding of their biology and our ability to manipulate them for clinical therapeutic effect. Despite the increased understanding by clinicians and scientists investigating these cells, their biology remains a confusing subject for many because of the wide array of receptors, complex interactions, multiple models of predicting function, and contradictory data in the literature.
Source: Blood Reviews - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research