A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by André Veillette, MD, explains how our immune system kills abnormal blood cells. Their discovery, recently published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could eventually lead to new treatment avenues for leukemia, lymphoma and certain types of infectious viral diseases. “Our team is studying how natural killer cells can eliminate abnormal hematopoietic (blood) cells,” explains Dr. Veillette, Director of the Molecular Oncology research unit at the IRCM. “NK (natural killer) cells are crucial to the immune system and play a critical role in protecting us against viruses and cancer cells.”
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