Association of monoclonal expansion of Epstein-Barr virus-negative CD158a+ NK cells secreting large amounts of gamma interferon with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-145

  López Álvarez, María R ^a,d   Martínez Sánchez, María V ^a   Salgado Cecilia, María G ^a   Campillo, José A ^a,d   Heine Suñer, Damian ^a   Villar Permuy, Florentina ^a   Fuster, José L ^a   Bas, Águeda ^b   Gil Herrera, Juana ^c   Muro, Manuel ^a,d   García Alonso, Ana M ^a,d   Álvarez López, María R ^a,d   Minguela, Alfredo ^a,d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL1;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; CYTOTOXICITY; EDEMA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SPLENOMEGALY; SYMPTOM;

FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-GAMMA; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; PARENTS; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL1;

EID: 58149396438     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00358-08     Document Type: Article

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