Circulating natural killer cells in psoriasis

Ainslie Cameron; Brian Kirby; Christopher Em Griffiths

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05319.x

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Circulating NK cells are reduced in psoriasis. This finding is similar to those in established autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. This observation provides some evidence that psoriasis may be an autoimmune disease in which NK cells play a role.

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