Characterization of natural killer cells expressing markers associated with maturity and cytotoxicity in children and young adults with sickle cell disease.
Allistair A AbrahamHaili LangEmily Riehm MeierRobert Sheppard NickelMarcus DeanNurah LawalBarbara Speller-BrownYunfei WangLeslie KeanCatherine M BollardPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
SCD is associated with increased NK cell function as well as increased NK cell numbers, which appears to be normalized with disease-modifying therapy.