Impact of “Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor /Ligand” Genotypes on Outcome following Surgery among Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Activating KIRs Are Associated with Long-Term Disease Free Survival

Approximately 30 % of patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer develop recurrence following surgery. How individual regulation of host mediated anti-tumor cytotoxicity is modified by the killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIRs) genotype is essential for prediction of outcome. We analyzed...

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Main Authors: Beksac, Kemal, Beksac, Meral, Dalva, Klara, Karaagaoglu, Ergun, Tirnaksiz, M. Bulent
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504472/