Natural killer lymphocytes in hairy cell leukemia: presence of phenotypically identifiable cells with defective functional activity.
Smith BR, Rosenthal DS, Ault KA. Natural killer lymphocytes in hairy cell leukemia: presence of phenotypically identifiable cells with defective functional activity. Experimental Hematology 1985, 13: 189-93. PMID: 3884356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHairy cell leukemiaNK cellsNatural killerFluorescence-activated cell sorterNK activityNK functionCell leukemiaFunctional deficiencyNormal numbersPhenotypic NK cellsMajority of patientsStandard 51Cr releaseSevere functional deficiencyDefective functional activityK562 targetsNK populationPatientsSurface markersK562 cell lineFunctional activityCell populationsCell sorterCell linesLeukemiaIdentifiable cells