Does Natural Killer Cell Deficiency (NKD) Increase the Risk of Cancer? NKD May Increase the Risk of Some Virus Induced Cancer

Genetic Causes of Human NK Cell Deficiency and Their Effect on NK Cell Subsets

(2016) Emily M. Mace et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Mutations in GATA2 cause human NK cell deficiency with specific loss of the CD56bright subset

(2013) E. M. Mace et al.   BLOOD

GATA2 deficiency: a protean disorder of hematopoiesis, lymphatics, and immunity

(2013) M. A. Spinner et al.   BLOOD

Natural killer cell deficiency

(2013) Jordan S. Orange   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Bilateral adrenal EBV-associated smooth muscle tumors in a child with a natural killer cell deficiency

(2012) R. K. Shaw et al.   BLOOD

MCM4 mutation causes adrenal failure, short stature, and natural killer cell deficiency in humans

(2012) Claire R. Hughes et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Partial MCM4 deficiency in patients with growth retardation, adrenal insufficiency, and natural killer cell deficiency

(2012) Laure Gineau et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Comprehensive Analysis of NKG2D Ligand Expression and Release in Leukemia: Implications for NKG2D-Mediated NK Cell Responses

(2012) J. Hilpert et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Exome sequencing identifies GATA-2 mutation as the cause of dendritic cell, monocyte, B and NK lymphoid deficiency

(2011) R. E. Dickinson et al.   BLOOD

Mutations in GATA2 are associated with the autosomal dominant and sporadic monocytopenia and mycobacterial infection (MonoMAC) syndrome

(2011) A. P. Hsu et al.   BLOOD

Heritable GATA2 mutations associated with familial myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia

(2011) Christopher N Hahn et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Low NKp30, NKp46 and NKG2D expression and reduced cytotoxic activity on NK cells in cervical cancer and precursor lesions

(2009) Trinidad Garcia-Iglesias et al.   BMC CANCER

Functions of natural killer cells

(2008) Eric Vivier et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

NK cells and cancer immunosurveillance

(2008) I Waldhauer et al.   ONCOGENE