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From: Liver-infiltrating CD11b−CD27− NK subsets account for NK-cell dysfunction in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and are associated with tumor progression

Figure 2

DN NK cells preferentially accumulate among TINK cells. Percentages of the four NK subsets among LILs (a) and PBMCs (b) isolated from controls (n=12 and 30, respectively) and patients with HCC (n=30 and 30, respectively, median±range). Pooled percentages of the four NK subsets among LILs (c) and PBMCs (d) isolated from controls and patients with HCC. (The results were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U and the Kruskall–Wallis ANOVA tests. Significance was denoted as *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001.) HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; LILs, liver-infiltrating lymphocytes; NK, natural killer; PBMCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; TINK, tumor-infiltrating NK.

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