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Can natural killer cell activity help screen patients requiring a biopsy for the diagnosis of prostate cancer?

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the usefulness of natural killer cell activity (NKA) in diagnosing prostate cancer (PC). Materials and Methods The medical records of patients who underwent transrectal prostate biopsy (TRBx) at Korea University Ansan Hospital between May 2017 and December 2017 were retro...

Evaluation of immunological parameters in pregnant women: low levels of B and NK cells

Abstract Objective To describe the immunological and hematological reference intervals of low-risk pregnant women. Methods A cross-sectional retrospective database analysis of a basic and translational study analyzing the hematological evaluation blood counts and immunophenotyping of TCD3 + , TCD4 + ...

Expression of dNK cells and their cytokines in twin pregnancies with preeclampsia

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To assess the expression of decidual natural killer (dNK) cells and their cytokines in twin pregnancies with preeclampsia. METHODS: This was a prospective case-control study. The inclusion criteria were diamniotic (monochorionic or dichorionic) twin pregnancies in the third trimester with ne...