title: Increased blood levels of NKG2D+CD4+T cells in patients with alopecia areata.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Hyun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea; Molecular Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Jin Kyeong
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Weon Ju
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Seok-Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Ae
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. Electronic address: shkim72@knu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sang-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. Electronic address: kimdw@knu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Do Won
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000276:immunology*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055655:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K / Q000032:analysis*; D055611:Natural Killer T-Cells / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019002:CD56 Antigen; C527085:KLRK1 protein, human; C522918:NCAM1 protein, human; D055655:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K